A 67-year-old woman has come into fracture clinic for review of a tibia fracture
A 67-year-old woman has come into fracture clinic for review of a tibia fracture which occurred after she fell out of bed when she woke up to go out for a cigarette. The orthopaedic surgeon does some blood tests and calls her back for review. The results are: Calcium 2.20, Phosphate 1.01, Vitamin D 80, PTH 1.0 and ALP 100. The clinician believes she has a bone disorder. What is this likely to be?
Normal data levels
Calcium= 2.12-2.65
Phosphate= 0.85-1.45
Vitamin D= 60-105
Parathyroid Hormone PTH= 0.8-8.5
Alkaline Phosphatase ALP= 30-150
For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely diagnosis. Select ONE option from the list above.
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