Question 350 · LEK · Calcium balance
Hypercalcemia does not occur in:
- A. primary hyperparathyroidism.
- B. untreated postoperative hypoparathyroidism.
- C. milk-alkali syndrome.
- D. multiple myeloma.
- E. hyperthyroidism.
Hint
Consider what happens to serum calcium when parathyroid hormone is missing.
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