Calcium Metabolism Disorders — Topic Test
17 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 70-year-old man presents with painless haematuria and weight loss. His serum calcium is 11.8 mg/dL, haemoglobin is 10.2 g/dL (normocytic), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate is 110 mm/hr. CT abdomen shows a 7 cm enhancing solid renal mass. Which paraneoplastic syndrome does the hypercalcaemia most likely represent in this context?
AEctopic PTH secretion by the tumour
BVitamin D mediated hypercalcaemia
COsteolytic metastasis-mediated hypercalcaemia
DEctopic PTHrP secretion by the tumour