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    A Patient Has an Elevated Calcitonin
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A Patient Has an Elevated Calcitonin

Question 2

Question 2

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A patient has an elevated calcitonin.What should the nurse realize that stimulates the release of calcitonin from the thyroid gland?


A) Hypokalemia
B) Hyperkalemia
C) Hypocalcemia
D) Hypercalcemia

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