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Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia ... Hypokalemia • Hypomagnesemia ... PO4 > 5%: • Hyperparathyroidism ... Resistance • Hypophosphatemic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
unknown - Familial chondrocalcinosis ... production - Hyperparathyroidism ... produced, incr gut ... inhibited by iron - Hypomagnesia ... breakdown - Hypophosphatasia
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
polyendocrinopathy • Hypomagnesemia ... Malabsorption • Short gut ... • Severe hyperphosphatemia ... Algorithm #PTH #endocrinology
Hypomagnesemia and Electrolyte Disorders
 • Hypocalcemia - lowers PTH ( functional hypoparathyroidism), bone resistence to PTH,
Hypomagnesemia and ... PTH ( functional hypoparathyroidism ... from bones • Hypophosphatemia ... ROMK to release K out ... @kdjhaveri #Hypomagnesemia
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... Hemochromatosis • Hyperparathyroidism ... Hypothyroidism • Hypomagnesemia ... Imaging may show chondrocalcinosis ... == Gout ==
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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Renal failure, hyperphosphatemia ... • Alcoholism - Hypomagnesemia ... resorption • Hypoparathyroidism ... PTH action • Hypomagnesemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology