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پرکاری پاراتیروئید
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پرکاری پاراتیروئید

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Also known as Hyperparathyroidism, hyperparathyreosis

Hyperparathyroidism is an increase in parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in the blood. This occurs from a disorder either within the parathyroid glands (primary hyperparathyroidism) or as response to external stimuli (secondary hyperparathyroidism). Symptoms of hyperparathyroidism are caused by inappropriately elevated blood calcium excreted from the bones into the blood stream in response to increased production of parathyroid hormone. In healthy people, when blood calcium levels are high, parathyroid hormone levels should be low. With long-standing hyperparathyroidism, the most common symptom

Key facts

Medical condition.name
Hyperparathyroidism
Medical condition.image
3D Medical Animation still shot Hyperparathyroidism.jpg
Medical condition.caption
3D diagram of hyperparathyroidism
Medical condition.field
Endocrinology
Medical condition.symptoms
None, kidney stones, weakness, depression, bone pains, confusion, increased urination
Medical condition.complications
Osteoporosis
Medical condition.onset
50 to 60
Medical condition.types
Primary, secondary
Medical condition.causes
Primary: parathyroid adenoma, multiple benign tumors, parathyroid cancerSecondary: vitamin D deficiency, chronic kidney disease, low blood calcium
Medical condition.diagnosis
High blood calcium and high PTH levels
Medical condition.treatment
Monitoring, surgery, intravenous normal saline, cinacalcet
Medical condition.frequency
~2 per 1,000

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
disease
Image
Illu thyroid parathyroid.jpg
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NCI Thesaurus ID
C48259
Commons category
Hyperparathyroidism
health specialty
endocrinology
drug or therapy used for treatment
denosumab
ICD-9-CM
252.0
genetic association
CDC73
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WikiProject Medicine
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