NBME 21 Answers : Block 2 : #6 = A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician ...

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nbme21/Block 2/Question#6 (50.0 difficulty score)
A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician ...
Serum calcium concentration🔍
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submitted by cantaloupe5(69),

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sympathetikey Yeah, I probably should have went with that. Just got thrown off, since I know that usually the serum calcium levels for someone with Calcium kidney stones is normal. +

snoochi95 i understand the link to MEN 1, but why are we checking the calcium level? +

cmun777 I feel like it's important to get a baseline of where the calcium is at for two reasons: 1. if the patient does indeed have MEN 1 it would be good to know if she has high calcium levels and possible Parathyroid etiology 2. You're putting the patient on a PPI which are known to decrease calcium levels and increase risk of osteoporosis for both these possible factors/concerns it would be good to see where calcium is currently at +4

zevvyt Couldn't a Pituatary tumor secrete ACTH, causing high cortisol? +1

lola915 Patient has symptoms of a gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome)- patients present with diarrhea, epigastric pain, duodenal and jejunal ulcers. Associated with MEN1 syndrome. +

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submitted by monique(4),

The pituitary tumors in MEN 1 are prolactin or GH, so Calcium levels, for Parathyroid adenomas, would be the best answer.

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submitted by sahusema(118),

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submitted by amphotericin(8),

Why would you not check cortisol, if you're worried for MEN1? I assumed high calcium was implied based on the renal stones

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submitted by notadoctor(140),

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yotsubato PPI therapy *begins* the day she presents. She has not taken PPI before +10

notadoctor You're right, I missed that! +

naught MEN 1 is pituitary (monitor cortisol), pancreas, parathyroid (monitor calcium) but is not the ask of this question. +