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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... • Inorganic pyrophosphate ... PPi (inorganic pyrophosphate ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... vast majority of cases ... dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... Pathophysiology: • Pyrophosphate ... Asymptomatic CPPD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate ... Pathophysiology: Pyrophosphate ... calcium to form CPP ... Chronic calcium pyrophosphate ... #Calcium #Pyrophosphate
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... H. influenzae (COPD ... Pseudomonas — COPD ... Legionella spp (COPD ... #Microbiology #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
breathing Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... - Asthma - COPD ... syndrome Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
average settings • Causes ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... to hypoxemia • Causes ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
head and neck masses ... #differential #causes ... pearls #head #neck #masses ... viral #bacterial #clinical