"Whatever you do to your body is your sacred gift to our Creator."Ok. We’re talking lives here - our body, our health and even our whole life. Each and every one of us is very much accountable in taking care of ourselves for so many reasons. One of these reasons is because our body is God’s temple. He gave us the opportunity to live and experience the magnificence of life so why wastes it with doing such things that would harm us? We should be always responsive to anything that might affect our whole being.
Physically speaking, if you feel anything that is not normally felt, then you should immediately do corresponding measures to find out what’s wrong and what tests could be taken to confirm.
For my third blog, we we’re tasked to explain what test should be taken to establish Parathyroid hormone problem such as hyperthyroidism and many others. I have already discussed how Parathyroid glands work(look on my previous blog). If there’s an abrupt decrease of calcium level, Parathyroid glands will be on their way to release its hormone, the PTH that would increase the calcium level by releasing such in the blood. An active form of Vitamin D, the calcitriol is also managed then. Whole process will be reversed if the case is an increased calcium level acted by calcitonin.
Too much is bad. Anything that is in excess is not good at all. It may lead to any serious damage.
The same thing happens when there are too much PTH levels and too low PTH levels as well that might cause destruction to the kidneys, bones and alterations to the Vitamin D levels.
A blood test specifically for PTH is done to check how much PTH do we have in our blood – too much or too low. It aids to detect hyperthyroidism cases and to look for any causes of irregular calcium levels.
A parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test measures the level of parathyroid hormone in the blood. This test is used to help identify hyperparathyroidism or to find the cause of irregular calcium levels.
PTH test
For the test proper, there are some precautions to do before proceeding to the test itself. Fasting for about 8-10 hours is very much required. Typically, this assessment is done in the morning (prior 10 a. m) because PTH levels rapidly increase upon waking up. But still, it is best to ask the doctor for any concerns and in case of there will be any changes in the roster.After this, a health professional such as Medtech will extract blood to the patient. Then, PTH test proceeds.
Reference ranges varies depending on the laboratory itself. One to two days is expected to wait for the results to be available. Different diseases may be found out.
For high values or high level of PTH:
- PTH growth (hyperplasia) or a parathyroid tumor
- Decreased calcium in the blood (kidney disease, kidney failure, severe vitamin D deficiency, or an failure of the intestines to hold calcium)
- Some types of cancer, (lung, kidney, pancreatic, or ovarian cancer)
For low values or low level of PTH
- sarcoidosis or histiocytosis X.
- overdose of vitamin D or calcium.
- lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
- low magnesium level
Well, the decision is now yours fellas. If there’s something wrong, run immediately and be checked up. Be mindful that everything we patronize, everything we experience, tangible or intangible are God’s consecrations most especially our whole life. We do not own our life so let’s make it a healthy living one.
References:
http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=Phttp://www.professionalmedicalmanagement.in/disease.php?id=2
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