A nurse is explaining growth hormone deficiency to parents of a child admitted to rule out this problem. Which metabolic alteration should the nurse explain to the parent that is related to growth hormone deficiency?
a. Hypocalcemia
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Diabetes insipidus
d. Hyperglycemia
B
Growth hormone helps maintain blood sugar at normal levels. Symptoms of hypocalcemia are associated with hypoparathyroidism. Diabetes insipidus is a disorder of the posterior pituitary. Growth hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary. 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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