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Los síntomas pueden abarcar:
Se llevarán a cabo exámenes de sangre para verificar los niveles de calcio, fósforo, cloruro, bicarbonato y PTH. Se hace un examen de orina en 24 horas para determinar qué tanto calcio está siendo eliminado del cuerpo.
Las radiografías y un examen de densidad ósea pueden ayudar a detectar pérdida ósea y reblandecimiento de los huesos.
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Bringhurst FR, Demay MB, Kronenberg HM. Disorders of mineral metabolism. In: Kronenberg HM, Schlomo M, Polansky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2008:chap. 27.
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