Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Answer 18

18.  Choice B is the correct answer.  Patients that are deficient in Vitamin D deficiency cannot utilize the existing calcium efficiently.  Malignancy typically presents with high calcium.  Lithium decreases the parathyroid gland sensitivity to calcium and causes hypercalcemia.  Thiazide diuretics cause a decrease of calcium excretion and thereby cause hypercalcemia.





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