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Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Elevated ... Bony Mets - Calcium ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Algorithm #causes #endocrinology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... “Pseudogout” - Calcium ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Bowel Disease - Arthropathy ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Hypercalcemia #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #calcium #elevated
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Lithium use • Calcium-sensing ... • Sarcoidosis (elevated ... Hypercalcemia #Causes #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Decreased calcium ... Syndromes Increased calcium ... Miscellaneous • Sepsis ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... deviation • Jaccoud arthropathy ... sediment, and elevated ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic