Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Answer − A − If a patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, a podiatrist checking the patient's lab results would expect a change in laboratory of elevated serum calcium. The parathyroid glands regulate the calcium level in the blood. In hyperparathyroidism, the serum calcium level will be elevated. Parathyroid hormone levels may be high or normal, but not low.