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Parathyroid Gland

Aka: Parathyroid Gland, Parathyroid
  1. Anatomy
    1. Four Parathyroid Glands in neck
    2. One gland positioned behind each of Thyroid poles
  2. Physiology
    1. Parathyroid Gland regulates extracellular calcium
      1. Parathyroid synthesizes Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
    2. Parathyroid increases PTH release when calcium falls
      1. See Parathyroid Hormone for PTH physiology
      2. PTH rises when calcium falls, and increases calcium
      3. PTH falls when calcium rises, and decreases calcium
  3. Pathophysiology
    1. See Hyperparathyroidism
    2. See Hypoparathyroidism

[X]Other specified disorders of parathyroid gland (C0154195)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9 252.8
English Other specified disorders of parathyroid gland, PARATHYROID DISORDER NEC
Parent Concepts Disease of parathyroid glands (C0030517)
Sources ICD9CM , SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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