ea0022p69 | Bone/Calcium | ECE2010
Passalidou Ioanna
, Karapavlidou Paraskevi
Introduction: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) starts to rise very early in the course of kidney disease. As kidney disease progresses, plasma levels of vitamin D and calcium begin to decline, thus contributing to greater secretion of PTH. In addition, the retention of phosphate further increases PTH secretion independent of calcium and vitamin D levels. Continued stimulation of PTH secretion leads to irreversible parathyroid gland hyperplasia.Objectives: To me...