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Is there a role for monitoring PTH levels in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who are receiving denosumab in order to assess for adynamic bone disease?

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How do you use PTH to assess for adynamic bone disease in a patient with advanced CKD receiving denosumab?

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It is more important to monitor PTH and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase prior to the initiation of denosumab. If PTH and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase are suggestive of adynamic bone disease, I would recommend a bone biopsy to rule out adynamic bone disease prior to the initiation of denosum...

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