My endocrinologist suspects hyperparathyroid. She just did a blood test of PTH without calcium. It was 22. Is this a normal test and result? I had other labs showing calcium of 10.5 mg/dl and PTH 88 pg/ml. I am 65 years old.
The parathyroid hormone (PTH) level you mentioned (22 pg/ml) falls within the normal range, which is typically between 10 to 65 pg/ml. However, we cannot interpret PTH levels without calcium levels. A "normal range" PTH is only normal if the calcium level is also normal.
The parathyroid glands produce PTH in order to regulate the amount of calcium in our blood. If your calcium level is low,...
