Hyperparathyroidism

[Pathinterpreter]

How can hyperparathyroidism cause hypertension?

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[MedLover25]

How can hyperparathyroidism cause hypertension?

Here's what I found for you. They also said the mechanism isn't really known. Also is this a question you came across or is this for school? IMO its not that high-yield of a question - maybe if you were talking thyroid levels...

Parathyroid hormone functions to maintain Ca++ levels in the blood. PTH is stimulated by low Ca++ levels in the blood and leads to Vitamin D activation, increased Ca++ absorption in the gut, increased bone reabsorption, increased Ca++ reabsorption in the kidney and increased PO4- excretion in the urine. The net result of PTH activity is an increase in blood Ca++ levels without an increase in PO4-. Hypertension could be caused by an increase in total peripheral resistance or an increase in blood volume. PTH can cause hypertension by increasing either of these two factors.

 

[Pathinterpreter]

ok, thank you. It isn't for school, just for me to understand.

 

[DrFraud]

According to Goljan, the mechanism for hypertension due to hyperparathyroidism is that an increase in serum CA ion levels leads to an increase in smooth muscle contraction in arterioles.

 

[werd]

if you told me i had hyperparathyroidism, i think my blood pressure would go up too...

 

[MedLover25]

According to Goljan, the mechanism for hypertension due to hyperparathyroidism is that an increase in serum CA ion levels leads to an increase in smooth muscle contraction in arterioles.

giggles

 

[ASDIC]

thats why you might wanna give them Ca2+ channel blockers