A nurse is explaining growth hormone deficiency to parents of a child admitted to rule out this problem. Which metabolic alteration that is related to growth hormone deficiency should the nurse explain to the parent?
a. Hypocalcemia
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Diabetes insipidus.
d. Hyperglycemia
B
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A Symptoms of hypocalcemia are associated with hypoparathyroidism.
B Growth hormone helps maintain blood sugar at normal levels.
C Diabetes insipidus is a disorder of the posterior pituitary. Growth hormone is
produced by the anterior pituitary.
D Hyperglycemia results from an insufficiency of insulin, which is produced by the
beta cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
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