When caring for a client with hypoparathyroidsim, the nurse would expect which laboratory findings? Select all that apply
1. Low calcium
2. High phosphorous
3. High calcium
4. Low phosphorous
5. Low protein
1. Low calcium
2. High phosphorous
Rationale: Low calcium. When a deficient amount of parathyroid hormone is produced, hypocalcemia results. High phosphorous. When a deficient amount of parathyroid hormone is produced, results include high phosphorous levels. High calcium. When a deficient amount of parathyroid hormone is produced, hypocalcemia results. Low phosphorous. When a deficient amount of parathyroid hormone is produced, results include high phosphorous levels. Low protein. Protein levels are not associated with hypoparathyroidism.
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