Question

A 58-year-old woman presents with fatigue and generalised aches. Blood tests reveal: Corrected Calcium 2.85 mmol/L (ref 2.20-2.60), Phosphate 0.70 mmol/L (ref 0.8-1.5), PTH 12.5 pmol/L (ref 1.6-6.9). What is the most likely underlying diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Primary hyperparathyroidism

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Secondary hyperparathyroidism (CKD)

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Tertiary hyperparathyroidism

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Hypercalcaemia of malignancy

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Vitamin D deficiency

Practice question

A 58-year-old woman presents with fatigue and generalised aches. Blood tests reveal: Corrected Calcium 2.85 mmol/L (ref 2.20-2.60), Phosphate 0.70 mmol/L (ref 0.8-1.5), PTH 12.5 pmol/L (ref 1.6-6.9). What is the most likely underlying diagnosis?