Endocrine Abstracts

A 71-year-old man presented with a three week history of nausea, vomiting, constipation, polyuria, nocturia, polydipsia and feeling weak. He had sustained a wrist fracture six weeks prior to admission. Since then he had started to consume calcium containing mineral water, cod liver oil and seven seas oil.Examination revealed a palpable mass in the right lower thyroid. Serum calcium level was 4.37 millimols/litre (ref. 2.10-2.70), parathormone level of 72...

A 71-year-old man presented with a three week history of nausea, vomiting, constipation, polyuria, nocturia, polydipsia and feeling weak. He had sustained a wrist fracture six weeks prior to admission. Since then he had started to consume calcium containing mineral water, cod liver oil and seven seas oil.Examination revealed a palpable mass in the right lower thyroid. Serum calcium level was 4.37 millimols/litre (ref. 2.10-2.70), parathormone level of 72...