CC: Chronic Constipation x 5 years
PMHx
HTN
Managed with Metoprolol
Tobacco use
FHx
Both parents with HTN
Labs
TSH
Normal
Renal function
Normal
Calcium: elevated
Recheck
11.2 mg/dL (elevated)
Demographics
48 y/o
Too young for DEXA scan
Female
Management
Stool softeners
High-fiber supplements
Laxatives more than 1/week
Imaging: Colonoscopy
Normal
PTH
Low to normal, consider...
Metastatic tumors
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
Granulomatous disease: sarcoidosis, TB
Elevated
Primary hyperparathyroidism