PTH
This test measures the level of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your blood. PTH, is made by your parathyroid glands. They are four pea-sized glands in your neck.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
No published reference range from a named lab yet.
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Hyperparathyroidism
- A low result
- Hypoparathyroidism
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Listed under
- Hormones · Parathyroid Disorders
- Code
- LOINC 2731-8 · pg/mL
- Also known as
- Parathyrin intact, Tumor marker, PTH, Parathormone, PTH-Intact