I'm 23, male. My endocrinologist told me I don't have primary hyperparathyroidism but rather I have secondary hyperparathyroidism because my calcium is falsely elevated in the blood reports due to elevated albumin.
What do you think ?
serum ca = 10.48 mg/dl (8.10 - 10.40) (10/10/12)
pth = 61.20 (15 - 68) (10/10/12)
albumin = 4.67 g/dl (3.5 - 5.5) (10/10/12)
*CORRECTED SERUM CALCIUM* = 9.94 mg/dl
serum ca = 10.58 (8.10 - 10.40) (8/11/12)
albumin = 4.96 g/dl (3.50- 5) (8/11/12)
*CORRECTED SERUM CALCIUM* = 9.81 mg/dl
Other reports
ca = 11 ; (26/9/12)
pth = 150 ; ca = 12 (27/9/12) (This could me high due to 2 vitamin d supplements I took with added calcium citrate)
pth = 103.80 (15 - 68); ca = 10.02 (8.10 - 10.40) (3/10/12)
pth = 51.40 (15 - 68); ca = 10.30 (8.10 - 10.40) (18/10/12)
pth = 36.20 ; ca = 10.60 (31/10/12)
phosphorus = 3.5 (2.5 - 5.0) (26/9/12)
phosphorus = 5.00 (2.70 - 4.50) (10/10/12)
phosphorus = 4.89 mg/DL (2.70 - 4.50) (2/11/12)
vitamin d = 3.42 ng/ml ( > 30 ng/ml) (26/9/12)
vitamin d = 28.80 nmol/L (>-=75 -250) (16/10/12)
vitamin d = 32.80 nmol (>= 75 -250 ) (31/10/12)
Alkaline phosphate = 353 u/L (108 - 306) 27/9/12
Alkaline phosphate = 106 u/L (30 - 120) 20/10/12
creatinine, serum 0.61 mg/DL (0.77 - 1.42) (2/11/12)
creatinine, serum 0.73 mg/DL (0.77 - 1.42) (5/11/12)
magnesium = 1.8 mgm/dl (1.70 - 2.70) (27/9/12)
magnesium = 2.00 mg/DL (1.80 - 2.60) (16/10/12)
magnesium = 1.70 mg/DL (1.80 - 2.60) (30/10/12)
REFERENCES
http://www.livestrong.com/article/483583-high-calcium-albumin/
http://www.globalrph.com/calcium.cgi