All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Sequence of patient positions for heart auscultation