Which is seen in nephrotic sundrome ?: (A) Low serum calcium, (B) Raised AT-III, (C) Low lipid, (D) Platelet activation
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Low serum calcium In nephrotic syndrome there is hypocalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism as a consequence of loss of cholecalciferol binding protein. Secondary hyperparathyroidism causes hypophosphatemia by increasing renal phosphate excretion.