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Effects of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and Calcitonin on Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism

#Parathyroid #hormone #PTH #Calcitonin #phosphate
hormone (PTH) and Calcitonin ... #hormone #PTH #Calcitonin
Hormonal Regulation of the Blood Calcium concentration

#Calcium #Regulation #Parathyroid #Calcitonin #Calcitriol #PTH #Endocrinology #Pathophysiology #Hormones
#Parathyroid #Calcitonin
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes) 

MEN I
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Possible ZE syndrome 
• Various
• Increased calcitonin ... • Increased calcitonin
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
Calcium-channel blockers • Calcitonin
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia
 • Aggressive IV hydration
 • IV Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin
 • Renal
Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin
Oncocytic Variant of Medullary Carcinoma
Don't assume every oncocytic thyroid tumor is a Hurthle cell neoplasm! Nested
Synapto+, calcitonin
Hypercalcemia - Hormones and Pathophysiology  
Calcitriol:
 • Bones: Enhances mineralization
 • GI Tract: ↑ Ca2+
Ca2+, ↓ PO4- Calcitonin
SUMMARY FOR YOUR NOTES:
- The thyroid appears as an epithelial proliferation of the floor of the
cells produce calcitonin
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
calcitriol • Calcitonin