Saturday, November 24, 2012

[19] Resistant Hypercalcemia


Resistant hypercalcemia #MP111212
[Varughese, 2011, Endocrine Reviews, RANK-L, hyperparathyroidism, parathyromatosis] http://m.edrv.endojournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/32/03_MeetingAbstracts/P3-91

This issue came up with a hospital consult recently. 76 yo female with primary hyperparathyroidism, CHF with EF 20%, Cr 1.8, calcium 12.3. Intolerant to sensipar. Question was posed of IV bisphosphonates vs denosumab for acute therapy.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.