Parathyroid Disease Q&A with Dr. Kevin Parrack of the Norman Parathyroid Center

Each month, the Norman Parathyroid Center hosts a Facebook Live Q&A session on all things parathyroid. In the February edition, Dr. Kevin Parrack answered questions about parathyroid disease, parathyroid surgery, parathyroid gland function and more. Learn more about the Norman Parathyroid Center and become a patient here: https://www.parathyroid.com/patient If you'd like to attend the next Facebook Live Q&A, be sure to follow us on Facebook:   / parathyroid   00:03 Introduction and welcome 00:31 Symptom improvement after surgery 03:57 Parathyroid and chronic kidney disease 07:02 Surgeon's experience and hyperplasia risks 09:22 High PTH with normal calcium explained 11:24 Use of neuromonitoring in surgery 13:04 Challenges of reoperative parathyroid surgery 16:35 Biopsy of intrathyroid parathyroid adenomas 21:20 Timing for repeat surgery after failure 24:20 Intrathyroid adenoma surgical case study 28:42 Recurrence and monitoring after surgery 31:13 Estimating adenoma duration 33:42 Becoming a patient without endocrinologist 36:29 Referral sources and diagnosing parathyroid disease 37:36 Relationship between PTH and calcium levels 39:08 Closing remarks and Q&A opportunities