KROK 1 2013 – Question 180 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with signs of osteoporosis and urolithiasis has been admitted to the endocrinology department. Blood test revealed hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia. These changes are associated with abnormal synthesis of the following hormone:
- A. Parathyroid hormone
- B. Calcitonin
- C. Aldosterone
- D. Calcitriol
- E. Cortisol
Hint
Think about which hormone moves calcium and phosphate in opposite directions in the blood, and what a chronic excess of it does to the skeleton and the urinary tract.
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