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APUS57 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A 30-year-old client working arrives at the community clinic complaining of difficulty
sleeping. Which hormone should the nurse explain is responsible for regulating the
sleepwake cycle?

A) Melatonin
B) Erythropoietin
C) Gastrin
D) Somatostatin

Question 2

A client is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which of the following conditions most commonly causes this condition?

A) Cancer
B) Parathyroid hormone deficit
C) Primary hyperparathyroidism
D) Immobilization

Ashley I · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Although rare, hypocalcemia, a total serum calcium level of less than 9 mg/dL (4.5 mEq/L) or ionized calcium less than 4.6 mg/dL, is most commonly caused by a parathyroid hormone deficit, owing to either surgical or primary hypoparathyroidism or abnormal vitamin D metabolism. Hypercalcemia, a total serum calcium level of more than 10.5 mg/dL (5.5 mEq/L), is most commonly caused by cancer or primary hyperparathyroidism . However, immobilization, which promotes bone resorption (decalcification), other endocrine disorders, medications, and abnormal vitamin D metabolism, could cause hypercalcemia.