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Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
> Clearance of calcium ... mineralization of calcium ... Crystals - Positively birefringent
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
precipitates with calcium ... Weakly positively birefringent ... or not birefringent ... Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium ... precipitates with calcium ... RA • Chronic calcium ... Weakly positively birefringent ... or not birefringent
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Pseudogout (positively birefringent ... Gout (negatively birefringent
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
early in dz, neg birefringent ... /l wrists, pos birefringent
Calcium Homeostasis

Serum Calcium - PTH - Vitamin D Regulation

#Calcium #Homeostasis #Pathophysiology #Autoregulation #VitaminD #PTH #Endocrinology
Calcium Homeostasis ... Serum Calcium ... Regulation #Calcium
Calcium Metabolism and management 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#calcium #metabolism #hypocalcemia #hypercalcemia #albumin
Calcium Metabolism ... @DharSaty #calcium
Crystalluria Guide - Various Crystals on Urine Microscopy 
 - Triple Phosphate
 - Uric Acid
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- Uric Acid - Calcium ... Oxalate Dihydrate - Calcium ... Monohydrate - Calcium
Hormonal Regulation of the Blood Calcium concentration

#Calcium #Regulation #Parathyroid #Calcitonin #Calcitriol #PTH #Endocrinology #Pathophysiology #Hormones
Regulation of the Blood Calcium ... concentration #Calcium
Calcium Supplementation During Massive Transfusion 
- Mike O'Brien
@MikeEMPharmD

#Pathophy #Management #Hypocalcemia #Calcium #Supplementation #MassiveTransfusion #Protocol
Calcium Supplementation ... #Hypocalcemia #Calcium