What specific markers or symptoms guide your decision to adjust or stop prophylactic calcium supplementation and calcitriol in managing postoperative hypoparathyroidism following thyroidectomy?
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What factors prompt you to stop calcitriol and/or calcium for post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism?
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Endocrinology · BMCWorking Well Occupational Health Clinic
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I will taper off calcitriol first when the PTH is measurable >15 and the phos is normal. These are very good predictors of normal function.
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