Difference between revisions of "Parathyroid glands"
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=Clinical= | =Clinical= | ||
==Hyperparathyroidism== | ==Hyperparathyroidism== | ||
*Definition: increased secretion of PTH.<ref name=emed_hyperparathyroid>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview]. Accessed on: 24 January 2013.</ref> | *Definition: increased secretion of ''parathyroid hormone'' (PTH).<ref name=emed_hyperparathyroid>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview]. Accessed on: 24 January 2013.</ref> | ||
What PTH does: | What PTH does:<ref name=emed_hyperparathyroid>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview]. Accessed on: 24 January 2013.</ref> | ||
*Increase serum calcium. | *Increase serum calcium. | ||
*Decrease serum phosphate. | *Decrease serum phosphate. | ||