Clinching the diagnosis: an approach to the investigation of hypercalcemia.

Abstract:

:Hypercalcemia is a common biochemical abnormality. It is usually possible to make a presumptive diagnosis of its cause by relatively simple means. In a large majority of cases this involves differentiating between primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. Clinical evaluation and parathyroid hormone assay are particularly useful. Since the management of hypercalcemia in the short term generally involves non-specific measures such as rehydration, the inability to make an immediate accurate diagnosis presents less of a problem than might otherwise be the case. The definitive diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism, malignancy and sarcoidosis requires histological confirmation.

journal_name

Pathology

journal_title

Pathology

authors

Mason RS

doi

10.3109/00313028609059468

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-04-01 00:00:00

pages

243-8

issue

2

eissn

0031-3025

issn

1465-3931

journal_volume

18

pub_type

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