Hyperparathyroidism may cause impairment that can be measured using the AMA criteria.
Parameters:
(1) hypercalcemia and response to therapy
(2) symptoms
Symptoms:
(1) nausea and vomiting
(2) polyuria
(3) lethargy, with coma in severe cases
(4) constipation
(5) bone pain
(6) renal calculi
(7) renal failure
Hypercalcemia |
Symptoms |
Impairment of the Whole Person |
minimal, no therapy required |
none |
0% |
therapy very effective |
none with therapy |
0 - 14% |
partially effective |
mild nausea and polyuria |
15 – 29% |
therapy ineffective with severe hypercalcemia |
nausea and lethargy (severe) |
30 – 90% |
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Endocrinology