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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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Endocrinology · BMCWorking Well Occupational Health Clinic

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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