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Microbiology All India exam ed6fd21b

Hypercalcemia would not be expected to occur as a result of

A
Lung carcinoma
B
Sarcoidosis
C
Hypothyroidism
D
Administration of thiazide drugs
High-Yield Explanation
Hypercalcemia often is associated with malignancies and is due either to skeletal metastasis or to a humoral substance secreted by a tumour.Hypercalcemia accompanying sarcoidosis appears to be due to enhanced synthesis of vitamin D.Thiazide diuretics cause hypercalcemia by decreasing the urinary clearance of calcium. Lithium may cause a mild hypercalcemia by elevating plasma parathormone levels.Calcium levels in persons with hypothyroidism are either normal or low as a result of the decreased bone turnover.

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