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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
for causes of PH ... Differentiate PAH ... from PVH Dr. ... #Hypertension #PH ... diagnosis #cardiology #echocardiogram
Mechanism of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. Abbreviations: 1,25(OH)2D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; PTH, parathyroid hormone; PTHrP, PTH-related
Abbreviations: 1,25(OH ... non-Hodgkin lymphoma; PTH ... hormone; PTHrP, PTH-related
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
- Low and High PTH ... LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid ... Hypomagnesemia HIGH PTH ... - 25-OH D very ... anti-convulsants) - 25-OH
Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
vitamin D and PTH ... Both 25(OH)D and ... 1,25(OH)2D are ... PTH acts to increase ... #Homeostasis #PTH
Causes of Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT
INR), Prolonged PTT ... • Prolonged PT ... • Prolonged PT ... , Normal PT (INR ... , Normal PT (INR
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Algorithm Elevated PTH ... Hypercalcemia Low PTH ... Calcitriol (1,25 OH
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Differentiating PAH ... from PVH - Echocardiography ... Hypertension (PAH ... Hypertension (PVH ... #PVH #Echocardiogram
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
parathyroid hormone (PTH ... versus suppressed PTH ... calcium-sensing receptor; iPTH ... , intact PTH; PTHrP ... , PTH-related peptide
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Drug-Induced • Intact PTH ... Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PTH ... resistance) • Intact PTH ... • Low Serum 25-OH
Coagulation Protein Tests (PT and PTT)

#Coagulation #Tests #PTT #algorithm #differential #pathophysiology
Protein Tests (PT ... and PTT) #Coagulation ... #Tests #PTT #algorithm