10 results
Hormonal Regulation of the Blood Calcium concentration

#Calcium #Regulation #Parathyroid #Calcitonin #Calcitriol #PTH #Endocrinology #Pathophysiology #Hormones
concentration #Calcium ... #Regulation #Parathyroid ... Calcitonin #Calcitriol #PTH ... #Endocrinology ... #Pathophysiology
Effects of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and Calcitonin on Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism

#Parathyroid #hormone #PTH #Calcitonin #phosphate
Effects of Parathyroid ... hormone (PTH) and ... Calcitonin on Calcium ... phosphate #metabolism #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Effect in Calcium and Phosphorus
Calcium - Net Effect Hypercalcemia:
   ↑ intestinal
Parathyroid Hormone ... (PTH) Effect in ... #Hormone #PTH # ... #Phosphorus #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Serum levels of PTH ... Hypoparathyroidism - Calcium-sensing ... activating mutation - Parathyroid ... Hyperparathyroidism #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin ... , ↓→Calcium, ↓Vitamin ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #Tertiary #pathophysiology
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
of Malignancy - Pathophysiology ... PTH-mediated ... • Parathyroid cancer ... and intestinal calcium ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
Incr levels of parathyroid ... hormone produced ... > Clearance of calcium ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Types: • Leukocyte ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Transfusion Purpura (PTP ... binds to serum calcium ... #Transfusions #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Pyrophosphate produced ... precipitates with calcium ... culture used to diagnose ... Intracellular (leukocyte
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Transfusion Purpura (PTP ... binds to serum calcium ... Blood products contain ... #Transfusion #diagnosis