How is hyperparathyroidism diagnosed?

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Hyperparathyroidism can be divided into primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by the excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) caused by parathyroid lesions (tumor or hyperplasia), which leads to hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia through the effect on bone and kidney. Let's share my experience with you.

How is hyperparathyroidism diagnosed?

Mental symptoms are common, mainly similar to depression: low mood, fatigue, lack of initiative and irritability, etc., but also memory loss and slow thinking. If the onset is insidious, the symptoms may be ignored and missed.

"Parathyroid crisis" can appear acute organic mental disorders, manifested as consciousness, hallucinations, delusions and aggressive behavior. The patient can convulse repeatedly, appear lethargy and coma. After resection of parathyroid adenoma, the physical and mental symptoms can be relieved, and the degree of recovery is parallel to the decrease of serum calcium level. Patients with severe depression should be treated with antidepressant.

The proliferation is mainly the main cell. Generally, four glands are involved at the same time, but the degree of hyperplasia of the four glands is not the same. Some glands may be only slightly larger than normal, so it is impossible to judge whether they are normal by their size. Sometimes, one of the four glands has obvious hyperplasia, which is often misdiagnosed as adenoma.

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In the diet must also control the salt intake, do not eat spicy food such as coffee, strong tea, you can eat more cereals such as cereals, oats or soybeans, you can drink more water or milk, but do not drink carbonated drinks.