Symptoms of hyperparathyroidism include:
a. paraesthesia, abdominal pain, constipation andgallstones
b. paraesthesia, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and renalstones.
c. bone weakness, abdominal pain, constipation andgallstones.
d. bone weakness, abdominal pain, constipation and
renal stones.
d
The increase of parathyroid hormone causes calcium
to be leached from the bones, causing symptoms not unlike
osteoporosis. The excess of calcium in the bloodstream pre
disposes the person to renal stones.
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