Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and familial hypercalcaemic hypocalciuria (FHH) can both present with hypercalcaemia, but their management and prognosis are quite distinct. The 24 h urine calcium: creatinine clearance ratio (CCCR) is used to distinguish FHH from PHPT, where patients with FHH have a CCCR of <0.01. This study compares the use of a spot urine sample to measure CCCR with the gold-standard 24-h urine CCCR.Objective: To eval...