Which of the Following Symptoms Would a Patient with a Deficiency

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symptoms would a patient with a deficiency of parathyroid hormone be most likely to experience?

• A) low plasma calcium levels and decreased muscular excitability
• B) low plasma calcium levels and increased muscular excitability
• C) high plasma calcium levels and decreased muscular excitability
• D) high plasma calcium levels and increased muscular excitability
• E) high plasma calcium levels and abnormally weak bones

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Definitions:

Synergistic Interaction

A situation where the combined effect of two or more factors exceeds the sum of their individual effects.

Hydrogen Bonds

A weak bond between two molecules resulting from an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.

Time Delay

The period between the initiation of an action and its effect or outcome, often used in reference to system responses in technology, physics, or communication.

Ph

A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, with values ranging from 0 (highly acidic) to 14 (highly basic), and 7 being neutral.