PTH

 PTH Normal is 14-72. On 11/18/09 mine was 58, normal, on 2/24/11 it was 96, Hyper, and on 6/27/11 it was 5, Hypo. All other labs are normal.
Does anyone know what this means? Has anyone else dealt with it?
Thanks,
Marsha

 PTH has to do with calcium levels too, and while I'm not one of the lab gurus, I will suggest you post your other lab values. Seeing the whole picture will be much more useful.

  Component Your result Standard range Units Flag

Parathyroid hormone intact	5	14 - 72	pg/mL	L
Calcium	9.3	8.5 - 10.5	mg/dL
Phosphorus	3.5	2.5 - 4.8	mg/dL
Albumin	4.6	3.5 - 5.0	g/dL
Creatinine	1.0	0.6 - 1.1	mg/dL
PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTERPRETATION,SER	Hypo	Normal -		A

I'll bet that's a lab error or typo. Get the test redone.

vit D? D3 or D 25 hydroxy is the number I want.

Mine came back at 9 once. NINE? There is no "NINE" in this. LOL The ones before and after were in the 20's, like 22 or 28, so I figured it was a fluke. The D remained steady thru all 3.

CA is good, Albumin is stellar.

    Component Your result Standard range Units Flag

Sodium	140	135 - 145	mEq/L
Potassium	4.4	3.5 - 5.0	mEq/L
Chloride	107	98 - 109	mEq/L
CO2	24	20 - 31	mmol/L
GLUCOSE, RANDOM	92	60 - 200	mg/dL
BUN	17	7 - 23	mg/dL
Creatinine	1.0	0.6 - 1.1	mg/dL
Calcium	9.3	8.5 - 10.5	mg/dL

 I hope it's an error. Thanks guys. 

PTH levels will vary during the day, peaking at about 2 a.m. Specimens are usually drawn about 8 a.m.  Your doctor may also want to see an ionized calcium.

Nice to see you posting Martha. May PTH has been all over the place too. I plan to get it tested again soon and talk to my doctor about it. Hope all else is going well with you.

 Hi Marsha,
My PTH was tested 3 weeks ago and was high, about 97, but it was done non-fasting because the Dr. said fasting wasn't necessary. When I saw how high it was, I read about how it should be done first thing in the AM and after fasting 10 hrs. I demanded a retest  under those conditions and it was just below 60.
I had been steadily increasing my D and calcium after each above normal PTH result and was glad to see the final result. My D is now 100.