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By apriljosselyn • January 27, 2016

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A 68-year-old woman with a diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism underwent right superior parathyroid gland resection. The patient experienced prolonged paralysis and apnea post-surgery. The total serum pseudocholinesterase activity was 2700 U/L (Reference Interval for females>=50 years: 2500-6800U/L), and the dibucaine inhibition was 42%.

Lin Wang
Predoctoral Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Nikola Baumann, Ph.D.
Consultant, Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services
Mayo Clinic
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology,
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

apriljosselyn

April Josselyn is a Marketing Channel Manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She has worked at Mayo Clinic since 2012. Outside of work, April enjoys the outdoors and being "hockey mom" for her two sports-crazed boys.