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The Effect of Multiphasic Biochemical Screening on the Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism *
Author(s) -
Aitken R. E.,
Bartley Paul C.,
Bryant S. J.,
Lloyd H. M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1975.tb04572.x
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , hyperparathyroidism , pediatrics , endocrinology
Summary: The effect of multiphasic biochemical screening on the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism Experience of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) at the Royal Brisbane Hospital was reviewed to determine the effect of multiphasic biochemical screening, introduced during 1970, on the rate of diagnosis of this disease. In the period 1959–1970, there were 28 proved cases and, in the period 1971–1974, 41 cases, an increase from 2·5 to 11·7 cases per annum. The main factor contributing to this increase was the inclusion of plasma calcium in the multiphasic screening programme, together with correction of the plasma calcium for the total protein concentration in the same blood sample.