In five of eight subjects, hypocalcemia was accompanied by an intact PTH within the low to mid-normal range; therefore, an intact PTH in this range cannot be taken as evidence against the ...

These fragments are quite low in normal healthy subjects; they accumulate in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and can be up to 50% of the (1-84) PTH in hemodialyzed patients (HD). Clinical ...

KDOQI guidelines recommend maintenance of serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH ... Fourteen of the 22 patients had low-turnover bone disease, and 6 patients had high-turnover disease.

Background: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring during the surgical procedure can confirm the removal of all hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, as the half-life of PTH is approximately 5 min.