Concept #1: Intro. to PTH, Vitamin D, and Calcitonin
Concept #2: Effects of PTH, Vitamin D, and Calcitonin
Practice: A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department with seizures. He is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Blood levels of which of the following hormones is likely increased in this patient?
Practice: A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department with seizures. He is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which of the following describes the synthesis of Vitamin D in this man’s body relative to a normal, healthy patient?
Practice: A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department with seizures. He is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which of the following describes the reabsorption of Ca2+ in this man’s kidneys relative to a normal, healthy patient?
Practice: A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department with seizures. He is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which of the following describes the activity of this man’s osteoclasts relative to a normal, healthy patient?