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what does the pattern of high calcium and high phosphorus indicate?
bone breakdown
hyperparathyroidism
cancer
thyroid disease
In bone breakdown, calcium and phosphorus are released from bones into the bloodstream, leading to high levels of both. In hyperparathyroidism, high - calcium is common but phosphorus is usually low. Cancer can cause high calcium but phosphorus levels are not typically high in a pattern specific to cancer. Thyroid disease generally does not present with a pattern of high calcium and high phosphorus.
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