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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Calcitriol ... or better than calcitriol ... or better than calcitriol ... CKD #Nephrology #Management ... Cholecalciferol #Calcitriol
Hormonal Regulation of the Blood Calcium concentration

#Calcium #Regulation #Parathyroid #Calcitonin #Calcitriol #PTH #Endocrinology #Pathophysiology #Hormones
#Parathyroid #Calcitonin ... #Calcitriol #PTH
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • All patients with symptomatic PHPT
 • Serum calcium 1
with symptomatic PHPT ... #Indications #PHPT ... endocrinology #management
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
Calcium-channel blockers • Calcitonin ... Preventative #Treatment #management
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... hemorrhage Management ... Bisphosphonates, calcitonin ... diagnosis and management ... Acute #Diagnosis #Management
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
conversion to calcitriol ... • Calcitonin ... #medications #management
Hypercalcemia - Hormones and Pathophysiology  
Calcitriol:
 • Bones: Enhances mineralization
 • GI Tract: ↑ Ca2+
Pathophysiology Calcitriol ... Ca2+, ↓ PO4- Calcitonin
OPTIMA Treatment Algorithm for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
When indicated, the dose of a vitamin D (vit D) sterol
reached: intravenous calcitriol ... 2 μg TIW; oral calcitriol ... #Management #Calcitriol
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin ... Treatment #algorithm #management
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia
 • Aggressive IV hydration
 • IV Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin
 • Renal
Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin ... hypercalcemia #treatment #management