{"id":3052467,"date":"2022-02-03T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/?p=3052467"},"modified":"2023-03-16T05:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:52:01","slug":"hypoparathyroidism-mnemonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/hypoparathyroidism-mnemonic\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypoparathyroidism mnemonic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which the parathyroid glands are underactive and do not produce enough parathyroid hormone. This can lead to a number of problems, including low levels of calcium in the blood and bones, muscle spasms, and convulsions.<\/p>\n<p>Hypoparathyroidism can be caused by a number of conditions, including surgery to remove the parathyroid glands, certain medications, or radiation therapy. It can also be caused by genetic disorders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/parathyroid-adenoma-treatment.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/parathyroid-adenoma-treatment.png 540w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/parathyroid-adenoma-treatment-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/parathyroid-adenoma-treatment-150x150.png 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/hypoparathyroidism-treatment\">Treatment for hypoparathyroidism<\/a> usually involves taking calcium supplements and vitamin D. In some cases, surgery may be necessary to remove the glands that are not working properly. A simple memory device for remembering the causes of hypoparathyroidism is: &#8220;No PTH, Low Ca++.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Mnemonic for the causes of hypocalcemia:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Idiopathic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Inherited :<\/strong> Polyglandular endocrinopathy type 1 (AIRE gene mutation), DiGeorge syndrome (TBX1 gene mutation), Activating CaSR mutations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>III. Infection : <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7759%2Fcureus.10097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SARS-CoV-2 induced<\/a> hypoparathyroidism<\/li>\n<li><strong> Infiltration:<\/strong> Hemochromatosis and Wilson&#8217;s disease<\/li>\n<li><strong> Iatrogenic (most common):<\/strong> Post-surgical state<\/li>\n<li><strong> Ischemia:<\/strong> Post-neck irradiation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which the parathyroid glands are underactive and do not produce enough parathyroid hormone. This can lead to a number of problems, including low levels of calcium in the blood and bones, muscle spasms, and convulsions. Hypoparathyroidism can be caused by a number of conditions, including surgery to remove the parathyroid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3052467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mnemonics","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3052467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3052467"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3052467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4415924,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3052467\/revisions\/4415924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3052467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3052467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3052467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}