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Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
algorithm for the workup ... parathyroid hormone (PTH ... versus suppressed PTH ... , intact PTH; PTHrP ... , PTH-related peptide
Laboratory Evaluation of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Evaluation #Workup #Hypocalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
IM #Evaluation #Workup ... #Hypocalcemia #PTH
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... High or Normal PTH ... Hypercalcemia Low PTH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup ... #nephrology #PTH
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Determine whether PTH-dependent
2) Assess for other hormonal causes
3) Assess for
Hypercalcemia Workup ... Determine whether PTH-dependent ... Hypercalcemia #Workup
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
photo are a Howell-Jolly ... #Clinical #Path
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... Phosphate, Low PTH ... Phosphate, High PTH ... #Hypocalcemia #Workup
Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
#Hypertension #PAH ... #Workup #Evaluation
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... Normal or High PTH ... Normal or Low PTH ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
2) PTH - Frankly ... Hypercalcemia #workup ... elevated #evaluation #workup
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Howell-Jolly Body ... cells are Howell-Jolly ... Howell-Jolly bodies ... #Clinical #Path ... HowellJollyBody #Howell #Jolly