Template:Bone pathology
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Condition |
Calcium | Phosphate | Alkaline phosphatase | Parathyroid hormone | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopenia | unaffected | unaffected | normal | unaffected | decreased bone mass |
| Osteopetrosis | unaffected | unaffected | elevated | unaffected | thick dense bones also known as marble bone |
| Osteomalacia and rickets | decreased | decreased | elevated | elevated | soft bones |
| Osteitis fibrosa cystica | elevated | decreased | elevated | elevated | brown tumors |
| Paget's disease of bone | unaffected | unaffected | variable (depending on stage of disease) | unaffected | abnormal bone architecture |
