Parathyroid Atlanta

1. Intraoperative PTH monitoring is a tool, not the whole operation.
Patients may hear a lot about intraoperative PTH monitoring and assume it is the main thing that makes parathyroid surgery successful. It is better thought of as one useful tool. The real goal of surgery is to identify and remove the overactive parathyroid gland or glands safel...

When a blood test shows a high calcium level, one of the first questions is what is causing it. In many cases, the answer is a parathyroid problem, specifically primary hyperparathyroidism. But not every case of high calcium comes from the parathyroid glands, so the lab results have to be interpreted carefully.

The key test is the parathyroi...

Vitamin K2 has been getting more attention lately in relation to hyperparathyroidism, calcium, and vitamin D supplements, especially in conversations about bone health and calcium metabolism. Interestingly, despite a growing amount of information available online, vitamin K2 still lives mostly in the background when it comes to mainstream, peer-reviewed medical literature.