KROK 1 2016 – Question 124 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Leading symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism are osteoporosis and renal damage resulting in urolithiasis development. What substances are the basis of uroliths in such cases?
- A. Calcium phosphate
- B. Bilirubin
- C. Uric acid
- D. Cholesterol
- E. Cystine
Hint
Think about how the hormone excess in this condition changes the mineral load excreted by the kidneys, and which salts would therefore crystallise in the urine.
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