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NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Personal Health and Fitness

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Magnesium excess may cause hypocalcemia by:

Modulating PTH release
Aiding Ca uptake in the intestine
Using a cofactor in an enzyme needed to cleave Ca into elemental form
None of the above

Explanation

Answer: A - Magnesium excess may cause hypocalcemia by inhibiting the release of PTH, thus calcium will not be salvaged from the kidney, taken up from the intestine, or released from the bone.

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