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It seems likely that the patient didn’t understand the seriousness of his condition – the fact that he didn’t return for months after being instructed to do so sooner seems to indicate this.

This recent $1.4 million verdict in a medical malpractice case against a nurse practitioner serves as a critical reminder of the complexities surrounding legal responsibility in healthcare. Learn more about how this could impact your practice and the supervision of nurse practitioners.

In this target trial emulation involving nearly 44,000 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), similar declines in kidney function at 5 and 10 years were seen in patients managed with parathyroidectomy and in those managed nonoperatively. Thus, in this study, parathyroidectomy had no effect on long-term kidney function in older adults with PHPT.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with increased risk for fractures, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and cancer, along with increased mortality. In mild PHPT with modest hypercalcemia and without known morbidities, parathyroidectomy is debated because no long-term randomized trials have been performed related to it.