Endocrine Abstracts

A 56 year old lady presented with a short history of neuromuscular weakness. She was dehydrated but conscious, alert and oriented and without focal neurology. Her initial blood results revealed a corrected calcium 5.02 mmol/L, phosphate 1.49 mmol/L, alkaline phosphatase 152 iu/L, urea 31.8 mmol/L and creatinine 266 micromol/L.Intravenous rehydration with normal saline and 90 mg of pamidronate was given. She received 4 litres of normal saline daily and her renal functions norma...