Hyperparathyroidism Blog
from the Experts at the Norman Parathyroid Center. Interesting stories of hyperparathyroidism we see every day.
from the Experts at the Norman Parathyroid Center. Interesting stories of hyperparathyroidism we see every day.
Parathyroid Punk is a amazing music video who's purpose is to teach about hyperparathyroidism caused by a "punk" parathyro...
Parathyroid Punk is a amazing music video who's purpose is to teach about hyperparathyroidism caused by a "punk" parathyroid gland that makes people miserable by causing high calcium. Here is my story and the genesis of Parathyroid Punk! https://www.parathyroid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PunkVideoFront-300x159.jpg PunkVideoFrontLink to the video is at the bottom of the page. My name...
I'm a nurse; a parathyroid nurse. I've taken care of thousands of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism over the year...
I'm a nurse; a parathyroid nurse. I've taken care of thousands of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism over the years and am very familiar with the high blood calcium and all the symptoms of hyperparathyroidism. This can't be happening to me!? I have a parathyroid tumor!? Let me put parathyroid problems and hyperparathyroidism aside for a minute and give you a little background. I am n...
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<% content_for(:page_summary) do %> The internet is full of surgeons who claim to be experts at parathyroid surgery. But are they really doing expert work, or are they cheating and doing a simple operation that any joe-blow surgeon could do? <% end %> Parathyroid surgery can be very tricky for a number of reasons. First, there are four parathyroid glands and a person with hyperparathyroidism ...
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<% content_for(:page_summary) do %> As an endocrinologist, nearly 95% of my patients are referred from primary care physicians who know the patient feels bad, but hasn't uncovered the true problem: primary hyperparathyroidism. A Parathyroid Blog by guest writer: Lee Metchick, MD, an endocrinologist in Lake Mary, Florida. <% end %> Most of the time the patients sent to my office who have hyper...
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are typically steady and constant in the patient with normal parathyroid glands, but a pa...
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are typically steady and constant in the patient with normal parathyroid glands, but a parathyroid tumor can make PTH levels jump around in a chaotic, disorderly fashion. This PTH variability routinely confuses doctors and patients. Problems with parathyroid hormone levels that jump up and down cause a delay in the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism when they sh...
Hyperparathyroidism should be easy to diagnose in about 95% of cases. Unfortunately many doctors and endocrinologists don'...
Hyperparathyroidism should be easy to diagnose in about 95% of cases. Unfortunately many doctors and endocrinologists don't have much experience diagnosing parathyroid problems and thus it takes too long and too many tests are performed. How do we diagnose hyperparathyroidism when many doctors don't know how? medium https://www.parathyroid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/LeaveNameDiagno...