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Alkaptonuria (Black Urine Disease)
Urine turns dark when left standing due to oxidation of homogentisic acid 
Clinical
deposits) • Calcification ... intervertebral discs Management
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Calcifications Around ... of pericardial calcification ... The "tubular" calcifications ... atherosclerotic calcifications ... StefanTigges #Calcifications
Once incidentalomas are detected, appropriate management is dependent on an informed patient's wishes and the clinical
detected, appropriate management ... borders, eccentric calcifications
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
abdomen revealed calcification ... failure, and to calcification ... peds #adrenal #calcifications
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... hypertension, or calcifications ... Operable disease: Management ... blood pressure management ... blood pressure management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Brain calcifications ... Taenia #solium #management
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
benign pattern of calcification ... Management of indeterminate ... #Management #Radiology
Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis - Aspiration Procedure
 - Patient should be supine to prevent vasovagal syncope.
tract down to the calcifications ... center of the calcification ... to break up the calcification
Eggshell Calcifications of the Bladder - Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis without the administration
Eggshell Calcifications ... with faint mural calcification ... and smooth mural calcification ... #CT #Eggshell #Calcifications
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
CPPD Cartilage calcification ... may present as calcification ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management