Wisconsin “Bare Bones” 2015

Friday, the University of Wisconsin “The Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care” Symposium had a lot of practical information.  This included: John Belizekian, MD summarized the latest research on  HyperParathyroidism.  While most...

Primary HyperParaThyroidism

Primary HyperParaThyroidism is the result of one of the 4 Parathyroid glands going completely out of control.  It grows in size and puts out increasing amounts of Parathyroid hormone.  This...

Tertiary HyperParaThyroidism – Reset Thermostat

Tertiary HyperParaThyroidism is becoming common among older individuals.  Or maybe we are just beginning to notice what it really is.  The blood tests are the same as Primary HyperParaThyroidism – high...

Secondary HyperParaThyroidism – Doing Their Job

Secondary HyperParaThyroidism is the result of the ParaThyroid glands doing their job.  Their job is to keep the calcium in the blood “just right”.  Too often this requires stealing calcium...

HyperParaThyroidism Steals Calcium From Bone

High ParaThyroid Hormone (PTH) levels take Calcium out of your Bones.  This is good as an occasional event to cover short periods of low calcium intake.   Bones store calcium for...