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Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
synthesis in the skin ... converted to its active ... by increasing active ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Tuberculin skin ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
, hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
monitor disease activity ... Associated with skin ... severe disease Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Tuberculin skin ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... arterial thrombosis, skin ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... exposure (prevent skin ... #Treatment #Hematology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
over the involved skin ... area of erythema, skin ... including DM • Treatment ... function and reflex activity ... #treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... integrity of: • Skin ... Muscle cramping Skin ... vasculitis Treatment ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
weakness without skin ... any time during treatment ... increased spontaneous activity ... myopathy #diagnosis #management ... #treatment