HY USMLE Q #1000 – Pulmonary

A 43-year-old woman comes to the physician for a 3-week history of cough and fatigue. She has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 23 years. She has hypertension managed with hydrochlorothiazide. Blood pressure is 130/80. A chest x-ray shows several nodules throughout both lung fields. Serum studies show:

Sodium                                                                                             137 mEq/L
Potassium                                                                                       3.8 mEq/L
Calcium                                                                                            10.3 mEq/L

Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

  0.45% NaCl
  Bisphosphonate therapy
  Fluid restriction
  Glucocorticoid therapy
  Synacthen test