PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael M Cai
AU  - Lawrence P McMahon
AU  - Edward R Smith
AU  - David S Williams
AU  - Stephen G Holt
TI  - Hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease: complexities within the commonplace
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-333
DP  - 2012 Aug 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 333--337
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/12/4/333.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/12/4/333.full
SO  - Clin Med2012 Aug 01; 12
AB  - Secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and usually caused by associated metabolic abnormalities, in particular, hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia. Nevertheless, other causes of hyperparathyroidism can exist concurrently with CKD, challenging diagnostic interpretation and therapeutic intervention. We present four cases of hyperparathyroidism in patients with CKD that highlight some of these dilemmas.