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A 67 year old lady is seen in ambulatory care. She had blood tests done by her GP as she described some tiredness. Her weight is stable. She has no bowel or bladder or other symptoms. She has no bone pain. Breast screening has been negative. She was found to have calcium of 3.1 mmol/L. She is otherwise well. She has noticed passing more urine and drinking more recently. Clinically she is euvolemic. She is a non-smoker and never smoked. She rarely drinks alcohol. Her past history is only hypertension diagnosed when she was 62. She takes Bendroflumethiazide. Her BP today is 123/78 mmHg. Her blood results are shown below.
Chemistry | Value | Range |
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Serum Sodium | 129 | 137 - 144 mmol/L |
Serum Potassium | 4.0 | 3.5 - 4.9 mmol/L |
Serum Chloride | 100 | 95 - 107 mmol/L |
Serum Bicarbonate | 24 | 20 - 28 mmol/L |
Anion Gap | 13 | 12 - 16 mmol/L |
Serum Urea | 10.2 | 2.5 - 7.5 mmol/L |
Serum Creatinine | 112 | 60 - 110 micromol/L |
Serum corrected Calcium | 3.1 | 2.2 - 2.6 mmol/L |
Serum Phosphate | 0.7 | 0.8 - 1.4 mmol/L |
Serum Total protein | 62 | 61 - 76 g/L |