The nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory studies and determines that the client has an elevated calcium level. What does the nurse know will occur as a result of the rise in the serum calcium level?
A) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of T lymphocytes.
B) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of erythropoietin.
C) A rise in serum calcium inhibits the release of calcitonin.
D) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of calcitonin from the thyroid gland.
D
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Calcitonin, another thyroid hormone, inhibits the release of calcium from bone into the extracellular fluid. A rise in the serum calcium level stimulates the release of calcitonin from the thyroid gland.
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