Which of the following laboratory results reflects a patient diagnosed with rickets as a result of a dietary deficiency of vitamin D?
A. Increased serum total calcium, decreased serum total alkaline phosphatase, increased serum inorganic phosphorus
B. Decreased serum PINP, decreased serum TRAP, decreased serum DPD
C. Normal serum PINP, normal serum TRAP, normal serum DPD
D. Increased serum PINP, increased serum TRAP, Increased serum DPD
Question 2
Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium all have which of the following in common?
A. They all exist in circulation as only free or ionized forms.
B. They all exist as free or ionized forms, bound to proteins and complexes to radicals to form salts.
C. Calcium exist as bound and free only, phosphorus exits only as bound and complexes to radical to form salts and magnesium exists as free or ionized forms, bound to proteins and complexes to radicals to form salts.
D. Calcium blood levels are regulated by parathyroid hormones, phosphorus is regulated by testosterone, and magnesium is regulated by insulin.
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