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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... - Suppresses SHPT ... - Suppresses SHPT ... VitaminD #Secondary #Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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toxicity • Paget's disease ... • Hyperparathyroidism ... Granulomatous disease ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Hemivertebra Scheuermann Disease ... Osteopetrosis (AD) Hyperparathyroidism ... Paget Disease ... Abnormalities #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Vertebrae #diseases
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
result of air space disease ... interstitial lung disease ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
malignant in 63%, pure groundglass ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... PulmonaryNodule #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
cause pulmonary disease ... patient with active disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Renal parenchymal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... Cushing syndrome or disease ... hypertension) • Hyperparathyroidism ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
as diffuse lung disease ... all diffuse lung diseases ... encountered diffuse lung diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant