Endocrine Abstracts

Patient D., 74 years old, suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus, was urgently taken to hospital No. 10 in Minsk with complaints of weakness, nausea and dry mouth. On admission glycemia was 26 mmol/l. Laboratory examinations revealed elevated levels of urea - 34.5 mmol/l, creatinine - 238.2 µmol/l, calcium - 3.12 mmol/l, extremely low levels of vitamin D - 4.8 ng/ml, high levels of parathyroid hormone - 101.3 pg/ml. The laboratory ratio of calcium and parathyroid hormone...