KROK 1 2021 – Question 92 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A man presents with osteoporosis. There are hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia in his blood. What is the cause of his condition?
- A. Inhibited parathyroid hormone secretion
- B. Increased thyroxine secretion
- C. Increased secretion of corticosteroids
- D. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone
- E. Inhibited secretion of corticosteroids
Hint
Think about which hormone mobilises calcium from bone while promoting phosphate loss in the urine, thereby weakening the skeleton.
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