You are caring for a patient whose laboratory studies show that the patient is hypocalcemic. When the nurse analyzes the other laboratory studies, the nurse will expect the results to reveal what?
A) An elevated parathyroid hormone level
B) A decreased parathyroid hormone level
C) An elevated potassium level
D) A decreased potassium level
Ans: A
Feedback: In the response to low calcium levels in the blood, increased levels of parathyroid hormone prompt the mobilization of calcium, the demineralization of bone, and the formation of bone cysts. You would not expect to find that the patient has elevated or decreased potassium levels.
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