The stomach acts as a reservoir for digestion. Food will be stored and broken down in it via acid and…
Iron poisoning is often listed in the classic metabolic acidosis mnemonic MUDPILES, but how does it cause an anion gap…
Hypothyroidism has been recognized as a cause of secondary hypertension. Img Cred: http://circ.ahajournals.org/ Previous studies on the prevalence of hypertension…
Primary: Elevated PTH that results in elevated Ca2+. Typically caused by parathyroid adenoma. Secondary: Elevated PTH due to Low Ca2+ (Hypocalcemia).…
Ionized Calcium (Ca2+) and Hydrogen ions (H+) compete for binding to Albumin (-) and other negatively charged protein molecules. WHEN…
During the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, serum TBG levels will increase by two fold. This causes more T3/T4 to…
The serum osmolality is calculated by the concentrations of the different effective osmoles which compose it. The formula: Calculated Sosm …
Both will result in AM (morning) hyperglycemia. DAWN: "Think Dawn is Down" => Early morning hypergylcemia without preceding hypogylcemia. Secondary…
Hyperprolactinemia is one of the most common endocrine disorders in the hypothalamic- pituitary axis. Although the most common etiologies of…
Wolff-Chaikoff Effect: Iodine induced hypothyroidism. Can occur in normal or hyperthyroid state. Can be used as treatment against hyperthyroidism (i.e…
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