A Lab Test for a Patient Showed a Low Calcium

question 88

Multiple Choice

A lab test for a patient showed a low calcium level in the blood.The physician would consider doing further testing on which endocrine gland to evaluate the cause of this?

• A)thymus
• B)parathyroid
• C)adrenal medulla
• D)pineal

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