Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Parathyroid hormone
Test/Range/Collection
Parathyroid hormone, serum or plasma (PTH)
"Intact” PTH: 11–54 pg/mL
[1.2–5.7 pmol/L] (laboratory-specific)
SST, lavender, green
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Fasting sample preferred; simultaneous measurement of serum calcium and phosphorus is also required.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Parathyroid Hormone." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619245/all/Parathyroid_hormone.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Parathyroid hormone. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619245/all/Parathyroid_hormone. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Parathyroid hormone. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619245/all/Parathyroid_hormone
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Parathyroid Hormone [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619245/all/Parathyroid_hormone.
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