Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. Diagnosis is more frequently made where calcium testing forms part of routine screening bloods. The clinical profile has shifted from a symptomatic disorder with hypercalcaemic symptoms, kidney stones and overt bone disease towards a more asymptomatic state. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have produced guidelines on diagnosis and management of primary hyperparathyroidism but no UK guidelines are in existence....