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We will be presenting about:

• Hyperparathyroidism
  • This is the "3rd most common endocrine disorder after diabetes and thyroid disorders" (Pyram, 2011).
  • This is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient population.
  • Affects 1 in 500 women, 1 in 2000 men over 40 years old, with peak incidence in post menopausal women in their 50s and 60s.

• Hypoparathyroidism
  • Very uncommon disorder of the parathyroid gland, occurs as often as 4 out of every 100,000 people
  • Risk factors for this disease usually surrond a family hisory of the disorder, other problems with the edocrine/autoimmune system, recent surgery on the neck involving the thyroid or parathyroid glands, radiation to the neck.
  • Hypoparathyroidism affects men and women equally and tends to occur in those younger than 16 years or older than 40 years of age.
  • If parathyroid hormone levels are low the pt will then have low levels of calcium leading to hypocalcemic signs and symptoms as well as complications.