RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58113546
T1 Hyperparathyroidism, Primary
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58113546
RD 2024/04/23
AB •  Due  to  excess  secretion  of  parathyroid  hormone  (PTH)•  "Stones,  bones,  abdominal  groans,  psychic  moans,  and  fatigue  overtones"•  Some  patients  are  asymptomatic•  Most  common  cause  of  hypercalcemia  in  the  ambulatory  patient•  Nonparathyroid  cancer  is  the  most  common  cause  of  hypercalcemia  in  the  hospitalized  patient