Chapter 1030 (1/2)

Parathyroid gland is one of human endocrine glands. It grows behind the thyroid gland, on both sides of the throat of the neck.

The human body has two pairs of parathyroid glands, brown yellow and shaped like soybeans. Generally, they can't be touched. They can be seen only through images.

Its main function is to secrete parathyroid hormone and regulate the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body.

If the parathyroid function is low or completely removed, the secretion of parathyroid hormone is insufficient, which will reduce the blood calcium and gradually increase the blood phosphorus, resulting in hypocalcemic convulsions and even death.

However, if hyperparathyroidism and excessive hormone secretion make bone calcium enter the blood and strengthen the absorption of calcium by the kidney, resulting in abnormal deposition of calcium salt in some tissues and pathological calcification of the tissues, kidney stones may be formed.

Due to the decrease of bone calcium, it is easy to cause fracture.

Like workers, this situation may be osteoporosis, kidney stones, bone deformation, hyperplasia and so on caused by hyperparathyroidism.

Guo Xiang took the workers to the CT room to scan the parathyroid gland. Sure enough, the parathyroid gland had an adenoma, which was obvious.

After checking the kidney, there are also kidney stones, which can be basically determined.

Then draw blood, check blood calcium and blood phosphorus, and urine. It is obvious that blood calcium is too high, blood phosphorus is too low, and the excretion of calcium in urine is significantly increased. It can be diagnosed as hyperparathyroidism, not bone cancer.

”How to treat it now?” Gu Zhennan asked.

”Surgery.” Guo Xiang said, ”if it is secondary hyperparathyroidism, it is generally conservative treatment, and medication is OK. However, he said, ”this is primary. The effect of medication is not good. If you want surgery, you have to remove the diseased parathyroid gland.”

”Is there any danger?” Gu Zhennan asked again.

”There should be no danger. The biggest risk is laryngeal function damage. It is mainly because parathyroid gland is closely related to laryngeal cartilage, laryngeal muscle and laryngeal nerve. In particular, the laryngeal nerve is very small. In many cases, the parathyroid gland is directly attached to the laryngeal nerve. ”

”It is easy to damage laryngeal function during operation, resulting in hoarseness and even dyspnea. But I try to do minimally invasive, there should be no big problem. ” Guo Xiang said.

”Thank you, sister-in-law!” The workers are very grateful.

”But even after the operation, you have to rest at home for three years and can't work. Your bones have been seriously deformed and can't work.” Guo Xiang said.

The workers look gloomy. What do their families eat after three years of no work?

”Don't worry, when you are well, you are still welcome to the oilfield!” Gu Zhennan patted the worker on the shoulder.

”Thank you, Mr. Gu!” The worker nodded.

Guo Xiang began to arrange surgery for the workers.

She didn't know that the workers only rested for a year after coming home. With strong willpower, she exercised every day and resumed work a year later.

Of course, this is later.

Soon in April, it was warm.

There are more and more patients in the hospital, and the personnel of various departments are full. Guo Xiang has imported some advanced medical equipment, and the scale of the hospital is becoming larger and larger.

However, with the increase of patients, especially critical patients, ICU doctors are not enough.

Originally, all patients in ICU are critically ill. If the patient dies carelessly, his family members are easy to make trouble. The doctors have great work pressure, and the medical level is higher than that of general departments. Moreover, because different critically ill patients are sent to ICU, almost all ICU doctors are general practitioners, who need to know everything and have high requirements.

Also because patients are critically ill, they often have to be guarded 24 hours a day, and doctors have to be there at night. When there are more people, the doctors in the hospital are not enough.

Guo Xiang said this. Zeng Jing introduced a former colleague to Guo Xiang. She has been in the United States and has plans to return home recently. Zeng Jing just told her about the hospital.

As soon as the man inquired, he knew that there was such a good hospital in China, and immediately promised to come.