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Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
: Commonly no signs ... , Fragile bones/ ... osteoporosis, Kidney stones ... easily/weakness, Bone ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis #endocrinology
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
30 (post-peak bone ... decr activity, nutrition ... Corticosteroid use • Primary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... , Malnutrition Signs ... Musculoskeletal: Low bone ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... blood pressure Bones ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... Early Primary: ... testing • No symptoms ... Nodular lesions in bone ... #symptoms #signs
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
with infiltrates primarily ... sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamin Deficiency States ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Hepatorenal syndrome ... High output state ... Bone marrow ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... Post-operative state ... overload) Other Symptoms ... deficiency • Primary ... #Nutrition #Differential
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... roots, causing a syndrome ... granuIomas on skin, bone