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Tweetorial - How does diabetes mellitus (DM) lead to an increased risk of infection? 

By Dr.
to an increased risk ... Tony Breu @tony_breu ... #DiabetesMellitus ... #Tweetorial #Endocrinology ... #DM #Pathophysiology
Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
chiefly by hormones vitamin ... Vitamin D enters ... and stimulating bone ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin ... PTH, ↓→Calcium, ↓Vitamin ... easily/weakness, Bone ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis #endocrinology ... Secondary #Tertiary #pathophysiology
Rachitic Rosary of Rickets on Physical Exam

Bead-like prominences of bone are seen at the costochondral joints.
prominences of bone ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #chest #Ribs #VitaminD ... #deficiency #endocrinology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin ... Mucous membranes • Bone ... Groups at risk ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
the trunk of the body ... Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... neurology #posture #video
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver, bone ... prematurely • risk ... : Inhibitor of bone ... deficiency • Vitamin ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
osteoblasts forms bony ... Infection - Increases risk ... osteoblasts - Vitamin ... from GI tract, bone ... #msk #Staging #pathophysiology