A 72-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and hypertension presents to her primary care physician for evaluation of fatigue and new-onset flank pain. She has been on lithium carbonate for 15 years and hydrochlorothiazide for 8 years. Vital signs are within normal limits. Laboratory studies show: serum calcium 11.8 mg/dL (normal 8.5-10.2), serum phosphate 3.2 mg/dL (normal 2.5-4.5), ionized calcium elevated, PTH 82 mIU/L (normal 10-65), albumin 4.2 g/dL, and 24-hour urine calcium 480 mg (normal <250 mg). Imaging reveals a 7-mm radiopaque stone in the right renal pelvis. Which of the following best explains her current clinical presentation?

  1. A)Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus leading to urine concentration and calcium stone formation
  2. B)Hydrochlorothiazide-induced hyperparathyroidism with autonomous adenoma formation
  3. C)Lithium-induced shift in the parathyroid calcium-sensing receptor set point, causing PTH suppression at higher serum calcium levelsGABARITO
  4. D)Hydrochlorothiazide-induced hypercalcemia through enhanced intestinal calcium absorption and decreased urinary calcium excretion
  5. E)Chronic lithium use causing tertiary hyperparathyroidism with persistent PTH elevation despite calcium normalization

Explicação

Lithium chronically alters the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) on parathyroid cells by shifting its set point to higher serum calcium levels. This means the parathyroid glands require a higher serum calcium concentration to suppress PTH secretion, resulting in... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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