Understanding Hyperparathyroidism

A simple explanation of hyperparathyroidism, so that you can understand primary, secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism, their causes and treatments.

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[andromeda]

I had this disease, and my own primary care doctor refused to diagnose it, because he said that I was "too young" to have the disease! My symptoms were very evident. I had to seek medical help from someone else, and boom, my diagnosis was made and I had to undergo surgery. The surgeon told me that I also had hypothyroidism due to the adenoma pushing on my thyroid! I had all the classic symptoms of that disease as well. The minute I awoke from the procedure, my levels were all normal again. I had been ill for years and was headed towards damage to my kidneys, heart, bones. I've undergone PTH testing for years since and it's been normal.

[prithwirajbhardwaj]

Very very very helpful ♥️ you seriously need to make more videos ASAP! your punctuation marks, proper stress in words and a pretty good illustration makes it just perfect ♥️

[juliamundt]

I am a Bariatric patient, and dealing with I believe secondary (low Vitamin D deficiency). Endocrinologist is running blood (⬆️ PTH, normal calcium & phosphate) a 24 hr urine, bone scans… this was a very helpful video.

[humbertomoris]

Man Ive been struggling so bad with Step 2 Qbank questions regarding Hyperparathyroidism and this helped A LOT! Thank you so so much

[Nicole-ncdh]

You did an excellent job explaining the different types of hyperparathyroidism and the different lab levels to pay attention to!

[BeckeyGirard]

I spent 17 years working in urology I'm retired now but was just diagnosed this was very helpful thank you very much

[BiiraAngelic-zfpw]

Am a medical student. Thanks so much for the illustrations. l have sincerely understood what hyperparathyroidism is. thanks so much!!

[Ostipherous]

I am not a medical student. This was really easy to understand. Thank you!

[orangecone]

Hello I am in nursing school and finding your content incredibly helpful for passing exams as well as deep understanding of the pathophysiology. Thank you so very much!

[SylviaJohnson-qqhz]

Thank you. Have just been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism so have started testing and no tumor but now testing for secondary hcc so am praying it is vit d shortage which can be corrected without surgery. Video helped me understand why testing so imp.

[imakemusique]

Finals coming, happy I found your site! This was clear and concise, thank you!!

[khoalitee]

Finally understand why checking calcium is so important after correcting vitamin D deficiency. Thanks :)

[denimdevotionsme]

Just diagnosed, helpful to know what next avenues might be.

[ciarabrogan]

Thank you, my levels for parathyroid were elevated, so this video I found very helpful to understand.

[shomaavi]

I can’t explain how much helpful it is! Thank you so much.

[juliewalsh]

Thanks, helps me understand why my endo is giving me mega doses of vitamin D even though my levels of D are not low. PTH is gradually coming down a bit. Thanks also for your calm voice with no bells and whistles.

[idkwhattonameit]

This is my best med channel so far, short videos with sufficient info

[angelicasamano]

Thank you so much for your information. It’s very simple and clear, and it answered all the questions that I had.

[male]

Thanks alot very informative, very helpful . Your videos about hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism were the most helpful for me to understand what endocrinology doctors are trying to tell me, but until now they aren't sure what's the reason of my low TSH level and nodules .

[zeebreezy]

Wow I've learned so much in this short video. I was diagnosed with secondary hyperpara as a result of a complete TT removal. Endo has struggled to balance me out and Drs. struggle to balance both my hypo thyroid state as a result of the TT and hyper para as a 2ndary state. Hypercalcemia really affected my teeth and made my bone density weak and brittle yet many dentist don't familiarize themselves with treatment towards thyroid disorders in patients