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Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: ... MSK • Deformed bones ... Lytic lesions make bones ... of middle ear bones ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver, bone ... • softening of bones ... of feet, thigh bones ... : Inhibitor of bone ... Skeletal: - Bone
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... inflammation of the bones ... • Bone and joint ... Rule out other causes ... osteoarticular and skin disease
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cushing's Disease ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... Celiac, IBD) • ... endocrinology #causes
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... cytokines (TNFa,lL1, IL6 ... , Biological + Bone ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... phosphorous in bones ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... loss of muscle, bone ... depletion in acutely ill ... Anemia of renal disease ... #pathophysiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... vessels + absent tone ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... the lower lung zones ... MELD) • In one
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... Pathophysiology ... ., IFN-γ, TNF, IL ... Hemophagocytosis in bone