Medicina: Ematologia: Talassemie e trapianto del midollo osseo
| English |
| hypoparathyroidism |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
Hypoparathyroidism is a condition of parathyroid hormone (PTH) deficiency. Primary hypoparathyroidism is a state of inadequate PTH activity. In the absence of adequate PTH activity, the ionized calcium concentration in the extracellular fluid falls below the reference range. Primary hypoparathyroidism, the subject of this article, is a syndrome resulting from many rare diseases. Secondary hypoparathyroidism is a physiologic state in which PTH levels are low in response to a primary process that causes hypercalcemia.
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| Definition source |
E-Medicine - Instant Access to the Minds of Medicine.
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| Context |
Hypoparathyroidism is common in very heavily iron loaded patients. It presents as hypocalcaemia, the patient complaining of tingling or itching.
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| Context source |
Cao, A., et al. (1997). Management Protocol for the treatment of Thalassemia patients. Nicosia: Thalassemia International Federation. (LISCEN01)
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| Antonym |
Hyperparathyroidism
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Thalassemias
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| Coordinate concept |
Hypothyroidism
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| it |
Ipoparatiroidismo
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| Reliability code |
3
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