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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 ... or better than calcitriol ... #VitaminD #Secondary
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - ... long-standing secondary ... Hypocalciuria Hypercalcemia ... Other Familial Hypercalcemias ... Excess Vitamin D/Calcitriol
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia with secondary ... , hypocalcemia Mitochondrial ... Hypomagnesemia - Acquired: Medications ... pentamidine), Hypercalcemia
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia ... tube First-line medications ... conversion to calcitriol ... • Calcitonin ... osteoclast activity #hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia - Hormones and Pathophysiology  
Calcitriol:
 • Bones: Enhances mineralization
 • GI Tract: ↑ Ca2+
Hypercalcemia - ... Pathophysiology Calcitriol ... Ca2+, ↓ PO4- Calcitonin ... +, ↓ PO4- #Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Hyperparathyroidism - Hypercalcemic ... - Primary or secondary ... #differential #medications
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications