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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
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • All patients with symptomatic PHPT
 • Serum calcium 1
Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism ... with symptomatic PHPT ... #Indications #PHPT ... #endocrinology ... #management #Hyperparathyroidism
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
Pseudogout: pathogenesis ... production - Hyperparathyroidism ... inhibited by iron - Hypomagnesia ... breakdown - Hypophosphatasia ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout
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
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... Hemochromatosis • Hyperparathyroidism ... Hypothyroidism • Hypomagnesemia ... #Pseudogout #CPPD ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management