Calcium

Question 1

• Low calcium signs? (3)
• High calcium signs? (4)
• Renal: Ca uptake where?
• High PTH increases what for Vit D?
• 3 at risk groups for low BMD?
• Pregnancy has?
• Lactation has? But?
• 3 most common high Ca?
• 2 with high PTH? Figure out how?

Answer 1

• Excitability, seizures, twitching
• Moans, groans, bones, psych overtones
• Distal tubule
• 1-Hydroxylase
• Preterm, adol., menopause
• Increase uptake
• High PTH, but comes back after wein
• primary, malignancy, FHH
• FHH (low Ca urine); primary (high urine Ca)

Question 2

• 7 causes of low Ca?
• Rickets 1? 2? 3?
• Test for Paggets? (2)
• High clast activity?
• High blast activity?

Answer 2

• Vit D defic., hypopara., pseudo., (PTH resistant), low Mg, renal dz, acute panc., low albumin
• a1 hydroxylase defic; Vit D receptor defic., Low phosphate
• Telopeptides
• Alk Phos