MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA
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OSTEOPENIA IN CHILDHOOD
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INHERITED DISORDERS OF VITAMIN D METABOLISM AND ACTIVITY
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ABNORMAL SERUM CALCIUM
ABNORMAL SERUM CALCIUM Part of “CHAPTER 70 – DISORDERS OF CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ Hypocalcemia is the most common disorder of mineral metabolism in the neonatal…
DISORDERS OF CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
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EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
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CYSTINE STONES
CYSTINE STONES Part of “CHAPTER 69 – NEPHROLITHIASIS“ PATHOGENESIS The only known cause of cystine stones is a hereditary defect of renal tubule transport that permits large amounts of cystine…
URIC ACID STONES
URIC ACID STONES Part of “CHAPTER 69 – NEPHROLITHIASIS“ PATHOGENESIS LOW URINE PH The main cause of increases in uric acid supersaturation is a low urine pH (Fig. 69-3). The…
