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What would cause depressed levels of calcium after a thyroidectomy?
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∙ 13y ago
The parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid gland and are often accidentally removed with the thyroid in a thyroidectomy. The parathyroid gland makes parathyroid hormone (PTH), which normally causes an increase in blood calcium levels.
If the parathyroid is lost, so is the PTH, and thus the blood calcium is lower.
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