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Vitamin D Metabolism

#VitaminD #Metabolism #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Pathways
Vitamin D Metabolism ... #VitaminD #Metabolism ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Calcium Homeostasis

Serum Calcium - PTH - Vitamin D Regulation

#Calcium #Homeostasis #Pathophysiology #Autoregulation #VitaminD #PTH #Endocrinology
Calcium - PTH - Vitamin ... #Homeostasis #Pathophysiology ... Autoregulation #VitaminD ... #PTH #Endocrinology
Vitamin D Metabolism Pathways

Dr. Jamie Willows @jamiekwillows

#VitaminD #Metabolism #Pathways #pathophysiology #endocrinology
Vitamin D Metabolism ... jamiekwillows #VitaminD ... Metabolism #Pathways #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Vitamin D Metabolism
Fat-soluble vitamin
Sources: dermal synthesis and food (dairy products, fish)
Active form: calcitriol (1,25-OH Vitamin D)
Main
Vitamin D Metabolism ... Fat-soluble vitamin ... mendesthiagob #VitaminD ... #Metabolism #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency ... causes clinical ... C deficiency causes ... so deficiency causes ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... due to increased Vitamin ... Hypercalcemia #VitaminD ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
chiefly by hormones vitamin ... Vitamin D enters ... increasing active vitamin ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 • Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... tuberculosis) • Vitamin ... Osteolytic Metastasis, Vitamin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #endocrinology
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CAH #algorithm #causes ... treatment #Peds #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin ... PTH, ↓→Calcium, ↓Vitamin ... PTH, ↑Calcium, ↓Vitamin ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis #endocrinology ... Secondary #Tertiary #pathophysiology