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Differential Diagnosis of Hypo and Hypercalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Differential #Calcium #Hypocalcemia #Hypercalemia #Ddxof
Diagnosis of Hypo and Hypercalcemia ... Differential #Calcium #Hypocalcemia ... #Hypercalemia #
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
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Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... High or Normal PTH ... Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia ... Low PTH: • High ... Workup #nephrology #PTH
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Mechanism of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. Abbreviations: 1,25(OH)2D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; PTH, parathyroid hormone; PTHrP, PTH-related
malignancy-associated hypercalcemia ... non-Hodgkin lymphoma; PTH ... hormone; PTHrP, PTH-related ... Pathophys #Diagnosis #Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia Evaluation Algorithm 

(PTH = parathyroid hormone; PTHrp: parathyroid hormone–related peptide.)

#Hypercalcemia #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Hypercalcemia Evaluation ... Algorithm (PTH ... #Hypercalcemia #
#Diagnosis #Differential #Hypercalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm
#Differential #Hypercalcemia ... #PTH #Differential
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
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