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Hormonal Regulation of the Blood Calcium concentration

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

#Parathyroid #hormone #PTH #Calcitonin #phosphate
Calcitonin on Calcium ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia due to increased bone Ca2+ resorption:
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism, Malignancy, Pseudohyperparathyroidism, Renal failure,
histoplasmosis) • Milk (calcium ... differential #diagnosis #calcium ... #high #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Lithium use • Calcium-sensing ... Hypercalcemia #Causes #endocrinology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Signs #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #calcium
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
    -
Diagnosis Decreased calcium ... Syndromes Increased calcium ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology
Effects of Calcium Antagonists

#Calcium #Antagonists #ChannelBlockers #CCB #Pharmacology #Actions
Effects of Calcium ... Antagonists #Calcium
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Non-dihydropyridine Calcium ... Dihydropyridine Calcium
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Renal Calculi Calcium ... Increased urinary calcium ... Hypercalcemia Calcium ... - Ingestion of calcium ... carbonate as calcium
Features of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism

#hyperthyroidism #hypothyroidism #features #signs #symptoms #endocrinology
signs #symptoms #endocrinology