NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS

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Clinical manifestation of hyperparathyroidism include
A
tetany
B
chronic Pancreatitis
C
brown tumour
D
DiGeorge syndrome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clinically, brown tumours present as a slow growing palpable bony swelling and may cause bone pain or pathological fractures. It is also possible to present with symptoms of weakness, weight loss, polyuria and recurrent stone formation associated with the hyperparathyroidism [12].

Detailed explanation-2: -Clinically, brown tumors often cause swelling, pathological fracture, and bone pain. There have been reports of brown tumors associated with primary hyperparathyroidism, but most of them present a focal brown tumor usually localized to the jaw and maxilla [4, 5].

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is asymptomatic hypercalcemia detected by routine biochemical screening.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is explained as primary, secondary and tertiary types defined as overproduction of PTH. The brown tumor or osteitis fibrosa cystica is a benign bone lesion that is caused by HPT. This complication has been decreased by diagnosis and successful treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

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