Is there a role for cinacalcet suppression testing when evaluating patients for suspected primary hyperparathyroidism who also have recurrent calcium containing kidney stone disease?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I understand the physiology upon which the cinacalcet suppression test is based. However, I have not used it in my practice. Once I see a discordant result between a parathyroid hormone level and its main determinants: serum calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D (or 1, 25-vitamin-D), I use a sestamibi ...