A Simple Guide to Parathyroid Disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

This book describes Parathyroid Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesThe 4 parathyroid glands, which are located at the back of thyroid in the neck, constantly monitor and control the amount of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium circulating in the blood. Hyperparathyroidism:Four little grains of parathyroid glandsAt the back of the butterfly shaped Thyroid GlandThey all produce a bit of parathyroid hormoneTo regulate the calcium in the blood and boneBut when the glands produce too muchAnd one of the gland suddenly become enlargedThe gland really makes me suffer all the weakness and painFrom the loss of calcium accumulated in the bones in vainCalcium and phosphorus combine to make calcium phosphate.
That material gives hardness and strength to bones and dental plateCalcium is also needed to help blood to clot after an injury. It is also required for muscles and nerves to work properlyPhosphorus works with calcium to do these jobs. Excess parathyroid hormone will cause the phosphorus and energy to dropNo medicine has been known to cure this wayward gland. I am afraid that only the gland's removal will be the only end-An original poem by Kenneth KeeHypoparathyroidismFour little grains of parathyroid glandsAt the back of the butterfly shaped Thyroid GlandThey all produce a bit of parathyroid hormoneTo regulate the calcium in the blood and boneBut when they produce too little parathyroid hormonallyOr all of them suddenly become removed accidentallyThey really make us suffer all the cramps and painFrom the drop in blood calcium accumulated in vainCalcium and phosphorus combine to make calcium phosphate.
That material gives hardness and strength to bones and dental plateCalcium is also needed to help blood to clot after an injury. It is also required for muscles and nerves to work properlyPhosphorus works with calcium to do these jobs. Without parathyroid hormone, calcium from the body is robbedNo medicine has been known to cure this wayward gland. The only treatment is by giving calcium supplement-An original poem by Kenneth KeeCalcium-sensing receptors of parathyroid cells react to serum calcium level and change with higher release or suppression of PTH.
PTH activates bone resorption which raises serum calcium and phosphorus. In the kidney, PTH activates reabsorption of calcium and stimulates phosphorus excretion. PTH also transform 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the kidneys, which then raises intestinal transport of calcium and phosphorus. Parathyroid disorders often present with serum calcium abnormalities. Rarely, patients can manifest with a neck mass.
When the level of these minerals increase or decrease below normal, these 4 tiny glands adjust the volume of PTH they secrete. When more of this hormone is circulating, the bones release additional calcium into the blood. In contrast, when the parathyroid secretes fewer hormones, the bones give up less calcium. Vitamin D levels are also affected. This vital balance can get interrupted when the parathyroid glands malfunction, as a result of a disease, injury or another cause.
Treatment is normally removal of the parathyroid glands in hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid tumors or supplements of calcium and vitamin D in hypoparathyroidism. TABLE OF CONTENTIntroductionChapter 1 Parathyroid DisordersChapter 2 Understanding Parathyroid DisordersChapter 3 HyperparathyroidismChapter 4 HypoparathyroidismChapter 5 Parathyroid AdenomaChapter 6 Parathyroid CancerChapter 7 PseudohypoparathyroidismChapter 8 Life and Death of Parathyroid CellEpilogue