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BRWH

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Insulin is primarily regulated by:
 
  a. metabolic rate.
  b. serum glucose levels.
  c. prostaglandins.
  d. enzyme activation.

Question 2

A 40-year-old patient undergoes surgery for a PTH-secreting tumor in which the parathyroid is removed. Which physiological alteration would the nurse expect following surgery?
 
  a. Increased serum calcium
  b. Decreased bone formation
  c. Decreased calcium reabsorption in the kidney
  d. Increased calcitonin



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Insulin secretion is promoted when blood levels of glucose rise. Insulin secretion is not only based on metabolic rate, prostaglandins, or enzyme activation but also on blood levels of glucose.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
PTH acts on the kidney to increase calcium reabsorption and to decrease phosphate reabsorption. None of the remaining options would be expected with such surgery.



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