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Endocrinology

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Calcium and Phosphorus provide a major role in   metabolic control of mineral homeostasis  
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What makes up 85% of the body's skeletal mass?   Appendicular skeleton  
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Total body calcium content   1000 gram  
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What regulates Calcium?   Mainly PTH; Calcium is tightly regulated  
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What compound is necessary to absorb calcium and phosphate from the gut?   1,25 OH D (produced by the kidney)  
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What is the importance of calcium with phosphorus?   Necessary to mineralize bone  
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What is an AE of HCTZ   High blood calcium  
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1/2 of the calcium in the blood is bound to?   albumin  
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Unbound calacium is called   Free/Ionized Calcium  
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Hypercalcium serum calcium level   >10.5mg/dl  
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Signs and sx of hypercalcemia   altered mentation, nausea, vomiting, polyuria, polydipsia, stones  
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Pathogenesis of Hypercalcemia   Accelerated bone resorption by osteoclasts, enhanced GI absorption of calcium may contribute, eclipsed renal capacity to excrete calcium load  
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Most common cause of outpatient hypercalcemia   Primary Hyperparathyroidism; inpatient-malignancy (these two account for 95% of all cases of hypercalcemia)  
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Over use of antacids can cause   milk-alkali syndrome; too much calcium. Rare.  
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Hypocalcemia   low calcium, low PTH  
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Hypercalcemia   high calcium, high PTH  
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Malignancy   high Calcium, low PTH b/c PTH independent  
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Younger people <45 with hypercalcemia should be treated with   surgery.  
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Nonpharmacologic treatment of hypercalcemia   Fluids b/c they are dehydrated. Can give them loop diuretics after they are hydrated to get calcium out.  
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Pharmacologic treatment of hypercalcemia   Inhibit osteoclastic resorption: bisphosphonates, calcitonin, cinacalcet. Glucocorticoids(if person is going to surgery or vit. D deficient, they could become hypocalcemic, so drugs are not as necessary)  
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AE of bisphonates   may drop calcium too low  
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Low calcium can produce what sign?   Positive Chvostek's sign, positive trousseau's sign (which will produce carpal pedal spasm)  
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Gastric Bypass can cause   low vit D and thus hypocalcemia  
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Clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia   tetany, spasms, prolonged QT interval, hypotension, calcification of organs, paresthesias and muscle cramping.  
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Common causes of hypocalcemia   Post-surgical (vascular supply to parathyroids is very delicate), Hypoparathyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency, Magnesium deficiency  
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Treatment of Hypocalcemia   Calcium (2-4 mg/day), ergocalciferol if 25 OH D deficient, Calcitriol if 25 OH D sufficient  
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What is the potential risk of Calcitrol?   Hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia  
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Secondary hypocalcemia   low calcium and vit. D, High PTH  
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Bowing of femoral heads is a sign of   osteomalacia  
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Osteomalacia in childhood   rickets  
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Sx of Osteomalacia   Diffuse bone pain, waddling gait, muscular weakness, Pseudofractures "loozer's zones"  
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Causes of Osteomalacia   low calcium, low phosphorus or deficient mineralization of bone in the presence of nl levels of calcium and phosphorus  
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Fanconi syndrome is what type of Osteomalacia   Phosphopenic Osteomalacia  
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Too much phosphate can cause   decrease in Calcium, increase in PTH  
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Treatment of Osteomalacia   Vit D replacement. Calcium, Ergocalciferol, Calcitrol  
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Paget's Disease   localized disorder of bone remodeling, initiating lesion is increased bone resorption  
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What is the hallmark of Paget's dz?   Elevated Akaline phosphatase; bone turnover markers are often elevated  
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Treatment of Paget's   Inhibit osteoclast resorption/bone formation. Higher doses of bisphosphonates, calcitonin  
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