check

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