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Parathyroid disease basics
What is Parathyroid Disease?
Diagnosis Primary HPT Secondary HPT Popular Parathyroid Disease Basics FAQ
Symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism
What are the most common symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism?
Symptoms Popular Primary HPT FAQ
The cause of parathyroid tumors
Do you know what causes the parathyroid tumours to grow in the first place? What if the tumour g...
Etiology: the cause of parathyroid disease
Ionized vs. serum calcium
Why would my serum calcium be high but Ionized calcium low? Does low ionized calcium mean no par...
Diagnosis
Thyroid nodules and parathyroid surgery
I have thyroid nodules. One has grown. Do I need a biopsy before having parathyroid surgery? I wa...
Thyroid nodule Operation
Pathology report
I had parathyroid surgery last week - two glands were removed. The biopsy came back as hyperpla...
Operation Pathology