parathyroid adenoma – when one or more of the parathyroid glands grows into a tumor and secretes excess parathyroid hormone resulting in high blood calcium levels.
Risk:
– osteoporosis, kidney stones, excessive urination, abdominal pain, tiring easily or weakness, depression or forgetfulness, and bone and joint pain.
many different causes; typically due to a decrease in calcitonin secretion or an increase in PTH secretion.
– Major symptoms:
greatly increases risk in bone fractures. fractures occur in situations where healthy individuals wouldn’t normally break a bone, like the vertebral column, rib, hip, and wrist.