Would you use a parathyroid hormone analog for treatment of osteoporosis in a patient with mildly elevated AlkPhos of unclear etiology?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I would be hesitant to administer an anabolic in this setting without first delineating the reason for an elevated AlkPase. I would suggest starting with sorting out the source of the AlkPase (i.e., bone, liver, or gut with measuring bone-specific AlkPase, G-GGT levels, and possibly a liver ultrasou...