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High Calcium and Hyperparathyroidism During Pregnancy
May 17th 2018 by Dr. Jim Norman, MD, FACE, FACS"My OB doctor is freaked out!". Today we operated on a 30 year old female with a parathyroid tumor and high blood calcium...
"My OB doctor is freaked out!". Today we operated on a 30 year old female with a parathyroid tumor and high blood calcium of 11.7 mg/dl. She is 20 weeks pregnant and the high calcium is a real and direct threat to the baby. She was sent to us by her OB in Los Angeles, California. Today's operation took 18 minutes. We evaluated all four parathyroid glands showing three normal parathyroid glands...