KROK 1 2016 – Question 156 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with signs of osteoporosis and urolithiasis has been admitted to an endocrinology department. Blood test revealed hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia. These changes are associated with abnormal synthesis of the following hormone:
- A. Calcitriol
- B. Aldosterone
- C. Cortisol
- D. Parathyroid hormone
- E. Calcitonin
Hint
Hypercalcaemia together with a low phosphate level is a distinctive pairing: ask which hormone's action on the kidney explains the phosphate part.
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