About SHPT | Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Dialysis

About SHPT

Kidney Failure is Hard Enough

There are 37 million adult patients with CKD in the United States.¹ People with CKD on hemodialysis manage a life organized around their condition.²

THEY OFTEN CONTEND WITH:

Dialysis visits three or more times per week³

Multiple medications (often 15-20+ pills daily)⁴

Strict dietary and fluid restrictions⁵

Frequent medical appointments⁶

Fatigue that affects work, family, and independence⁷

Every complication matters when every day is already a challenge.

SHPT affects nearly all patients with kidney failure receiving maintenance dialysis.⁸ SHPT develops as the body struggles to maintain healthy calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone levels when kidney function is lost.

The Science

SHPT compounds challenges beyond kidney disease itself and can contribute to symptoms that makes movement more difficult.

THEY OFTEN INCLUDE:^9,10

Bone and joint pain

Muscle weakness

Severe itching (pruritus)

Fatigue

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Fractures

Skeletal deformities

References

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National KidneyFoundation (NKF): Key Points: About Dialysis For Kidney Failure. Last accessed Oct.5, 2026: https://www.kidney.org/key-points-about-dialysis-kidney-failure?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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National Institute ofDiabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases. National Institutes of Health. KidneyFailure. Hemodialysis. Last accessed Oct. 5, 2026: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/hemodialysis?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Thomas ST, et al. BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 5;12(12):e064447.
Jacobson J, et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 Aug;74(2):179-192.
Mathur A, et al. Surgery. 2022;172(1):118-126.
American Kidney Fund: Secondary hyperparathyroidism: symptoms, causes & treatment. Last accessed Oct. 15, 2026: https://www.kidneyfund.org/living-kidney-disease/health-problems-caused-kidney-disease/secondary-hyperparathyroidism-symptoms-causes-treatment ; Kidney Research UK. SHPT. Secondary hyperparathyroidism symptoms. Last accessed: October 15, 2026: https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/conditions-symptoms/secondary-hyperparathyroidism/
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Kidney Failure is Hard Enough

Every complication matters when every day is already a challenge.

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