Bone Metabolism Case: 68-year-old Woman with High Serum Calcium Level
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Der Vortrag „Bone Metabolism Case: 68-year-old Woman with High Serum Calcium Level“ von Michael Lazarus, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 4 – Selective Sub-Internship“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
A 65-year-old woman presents with complaints of fatigue and constipation. Her serum calcium level is 11.5mg/dL (2.87 ml/L) [normal range: 8.4–10.2mg/dL; 2.1–2.6 mmol/L]. What other associated findings in this patient would most likely be expected with this condition? Select all that apply.
- Renal calculi
- Low 24-hour urine calcium level
- Type 2 diabetes
- Low serum phosphorus
- Bone pain
What test should be performed in a patient with asymptomatic hypercalcemia to confirm the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism? Select all that apply
- Repeat calcium level
- Urinalysis
- Ultrasonography of the thyroid gland
- Serum parathyroid hormone
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
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Dozent des Vortrages Bone Metabolism Case: 68-year-old Woman with High Serum Calcium Level
Michael Lazarus, MD
Dr. Michael Lazarus is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
He obtained his MD from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Health Sciences, South Africa, and trained at the Washington University School of Medicine. In 2003, he joined the faculty at UCLA and currently serves as the Medical Director of the UCLA Hospitalist Section.
He has won various teaching awards, such as the Serge & Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award, and was featured in the Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors Guide in 2021.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Lazarus teaches courses on Endocrinology.
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