CHIMPANZEES Mnemonic for Causes of Hypercalcemia



C - Calcium supplementation

H - Hyperparathyroidism

I - Immobilization, Iatrogenic 

M - Multiple Myeloma, Milk-alkali syndrome

P - Parathyroid hyperplasia or adenoma

A - Alcohol

N - Neoplasm (metastatic)

Z - Zollinger Ellison syndrome

E - Excessive vitamin D

E - Excessive vitamin A

S - Sarcoidosis



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