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What is the usual cause of primary hyperparathyroidism?
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An Adenoma
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What are some lab values of primary hyperparathyroidism?
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Hypercalcemia
Hypercalciuria (renal stones) Hypophosphatemia Inc PTH Inc Alk Phos Inc cAMP in urine |
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What are some symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism?
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Asymptomatic
May present with weakness and constipation (groans) |
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What is Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica?
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Cystic bone spaces filled with brown fibrous tissue
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What is the other name for primary hyperparathyroidism?
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Von Recklen Hausen's disease
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What is the pathology of secondary hyperparathyroidism?
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Due to dec gut Ca absorption and inc Phosphate from chronic renal disease
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What are some lab findings of secondary hyperparathyroidism?
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Hypocalcemia
Hyperphosphatemia in chronic renal failure Inc Alk Phos Inc PTH |
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What is renal osteodystrophy?
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Bone lesions from secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism due in turn to renal disease
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What are the chemical mechanisms behind why PTH is elevated in secondary hyperparathyroidism?
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Renal disease = Dec Vit D conversion = less Ca in the blood = Inc PTH
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What is the pathology of tertiary hyperparathyroidism?
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Refractory hyperparathyroidism resulting from chronic renal disease
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What are the lab findings of tertiary hyperparathyroidism?
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Very Inc PTH
Inc Ca |
