Question 59 · LEK · Calcium balance
A hypercalcaemic crisis may occur in the course of:
- A. radioiodine therapy.
- B. acute pancreatitis.
- C. multiple blood transfusions.
- D. Hodgkin lymphoma.
- E. chronic kidney disease.
Hint
Look for a malignancy whose cells can produce active vitamin D and thereby raise serum calcium.
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