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 #CHIMPANZEES #Mnemonic #Acronym #Hypercalcemia #Calcium #Differential #Diagnosis
