HY USMLE Q #951 – Electrolytes / Metabolic

A 45-year-old man comes to the physician for a 1-hour history of severe left flank pain. He has a 3-month history of worsening constipation. Vitals are normal. There is no dysuria. Urine dipstick shows 2+ blood. Serum studies show:

Sodium                                                                           143 mEq/L
Potassium                                                                     3.9 mEq/L
Bicarbonate                                                                 27 mEq/L
Calcium                                                                          10.4 mg/dL
Phosphate                                                                     3.0 mg/dL (NR 2.5-4.5)

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

  Increased uric acid
  Increased urinary oxalate
  Hypervitaminosis D
  Milk-alkali syndrome
  Parathyroid adenoma