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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Vitamin D to Treat Secondary ... Calcitriol ... or better than calcitriol ... #VitaminD #Secondary ... Nephrology #Management #Pharmacology
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
cinacalcet for secondary ... Calcitriol improves ... This decreases secondary ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... Sensipar #Cinacalcet #Calcitriol
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Differential Diagnosis ... long-standing secondary ... Excess Vitamin D/Calcitriol ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
Pharmacologic Options ... conversion to calcitriol ... • Calcitonin ... drugs #treatment #pharmacology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
- Primary or secondary ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
other diseases • Secondary ... Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis