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lab abnormality a/w bacterial meningitis
incr'd WBCs

WITH POSSIBLE:
left shift on CBC (bandemia)
leukopenia
mild hyponatremia
RX for DKA
IVF's
IV insulin (until AG closes & NO ketones)
IV glucose (prevent hypoglycemia)
Replace electrolytes (Mg2+, Ca2+, K+, & phosphate)
disorder a/w child who has history of theft, vandalism and violence
conduct disorder
How do you tx a px who has hyperPTH who refuses or cant have surgery
ADEQUATE HYDRATION (to avoid renal stones)

MINIMIZE BONE RESORPTION:
exercise
bisphosphonates
Ca2+ (1000mg/day)
Vit D (400 - 600 IU/day)

PREVENT WORSENING HYPERCALCEMIA BY AVOIDING:
thiazide diuretics
lithium
volume depletion
prolonged bed rest
Ca2+ ingestion (>1000mg/day)

ROUTINE MONITORING:
serum Ca2+ q6 mos
serum Cr q12 mos
BMD of hip, L-spine, & forearm q12 mos
what are oral phosphate binders for px with hyperphosphatemia 2nd/2 hyperPTH
Ca2+ carbonate
Ca2+ acetate
MCC's of hyperPTH
adenoma (single PT gland)

hyperplasia (x4 PT glands)
how will vit D def affect Ca, PTH, P
decr'd Ca
incr'd PTH
decr'd P
why might PTH be increased in renal disease
renal ds --> decr'd vit D conversion --> decr'd Ca absorption (gut) --> incr'd PTH
what happens to phosphate in px with hyperPTH and renal disease
increases
likely cause of increased PTH, decreased Ca and increased P
renal failure
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
pagets
Ca2+: normal

Phos: normal

Alk phos: incr'd

PTH: normal
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
osteomalacia/rickets
Ca2+: decr'd

Phos: decr'd

Alk phos: nl/incr'd

PTH: incr'd
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
chronic renal failure
Ca2+: decr'd

Phos: incr'd

Alk phos: nl/incr'd

PTH: incr'd
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
osteoporosis
Ca2+: normal

Phos: normal

Alk phos: normal

PTH: normal
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
osteopetrosis
Ca2+: normal

Phos: normal

Alk phos: normal

PTH: normal
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
primary hyperPTH
Ca2+: incr'd

Phos: decr'd

Alk phos: incr'd

PTH: incr'd
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
hypoPTH
Ca2+: decr'd

Phos: incr'd

Alk phos: normal

PTH: decr'd
Ca2+, Phos, Alk phos, PTH in:
pseudohypoPTH
Ca2+: decr'd

Phos: incr'd

Alk phos: normal

PTH: incr'd
what is the disease a/w shortened 4th and 5th digits
albrights hereditary osteodystrophy
what are the indications for surgical parathyroidectomy
SYMPTOMATIC:
bones
stones
groans
psychiatric overtones

INCR'D [Ca2+]:
> 1.0 mg/dl above upper limits of nl


DECR'D Cr Cl (reduced by 30%) --> incr'd Cr

AGE < 50 y/o

BMD:
T-score < -2.5 (at any site)
If parathyroid adenoma is found & surgery is indicated, what is removed
REMOVAL of ONLY the gland containing adenoma

BIOPSY of 1 - 3 other glands
If parathyroid hyperplasia is found & surgery is indicated, what is removed
REMOVAL of 3 & 1/2 glands

SURGICALLY "CLIP" the remaining 1/2
(or forearm autotrasplantation in cases of high recurrence e.g. Men type 1 & IIa)
what happens to phosphate in pts with hyperPTH caused by renal ds
HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA
(2nd/2 kidney's inability to excrete phosphate)