Hyperparathyroidism : note
• The cause in 80% of the
cases is a benign tumour of parathyroid tissue in one of the
glands.
• Hyperparathyroidism leads to bone demineralization and
hypercalcaemia.
• The resultant hypercalcaemia can
also lead to hypophosphataemia, which has deleterious effects on the
cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems, leading to general
debility.
• Drug treatments for hyperparathyroidism include the use of
a loop diuretic such as furosemide, biphosphonates and calcitonin.
- Prepared by: Dr. Mohamed Abdel Rahman (pharmacist).
- Resources: - Clinical physiology and pharmacology,Farideh Javid and Janice McCurrie 2008.
- Copyrights: All rights are reserved for pharmacist development group 2009 - 2011.
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Posted by Unknown
on 12/06/2010.
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