5 results
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine - Other causes ... duct stricture/Stones ... #ALP #Elevation
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• recurrent fractures ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... pain - Frequent fractures ... • Elevation of
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... requested at that stage ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
, humeral head fracture ... a stroke that caused ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #staging #msk
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
bone formation MSK ... -> Pathologic fractures ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms