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Introduction Intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IPM) has been used since the 1990s to guide the excision of abnormal parathyroid glands in patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism (SPHPT). Currently, many high-volume parathyroid surgeons use IPM, selectively or routinely, to guide parathyroidectomy…
Key Points Thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyronine (T 3 ), produced by the thyroid gland, are iodinated derivatives of tyrosine. Most circulating thyroid hormones are bound to one of several plasma proteins, the most important of which is thyroxine-binding…