CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
OSTEOPOROSIS
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Question
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When blood calcium levels drop, what happens to PTH?
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it increases to increase blood calcium levels
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it decreases to increase blood calcium levels
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it increases to decrease blood calcium levels
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it is unchanged
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If calcium blood levels are too low, your parathyroid glands will release PTH into the blood. This causes calcium levels to rise. If calcium blood levels are too high, these glands will stop making PTH.
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