MKSAP Question: Illness script for Asian female with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma – check for the EGFR mutation
Approach to Hypocalcemia: Check the PTH level. Causes of hypocalcemia with high PTH include Vit D resistance, pancreatitis, CKD. Causes of hypocalcemia with low PTH include destruction of the parathyroid gland (autoimmune, surgery).