Diseases

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Abnormally elevated PARATHYROID HORMONE secretion as a response to HYPOCALCEMIA. It is caused by chronic KIDNEY FAILURE or other abnormalities in the controls of bone and mineral metabolism, leading to various BONE DISEASES, such as RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY.

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Abnormally elevated PARATHYROID HORMONE secretion as a response to HYPOCALCEMIA. It is caused by chronic KIDNEY FAILURE or other abnormalities in the controls of bone and mineral metabolism, leading to various BONE DISEASES, such as RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY.

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  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary
  • Hyperparathyroidisms, Secondary
  • Secondary Hyperparathyroidisms

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Hyperparathyroidism (1966-1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006962
  2. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_hyperparathyroidism
  3. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622611