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Body calcium levels are increased by:

antidiuretic hormone

calcitonin

aldosterone

parathyroid hormone

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A. antidiuretic hormone: ADH regulates water balance, not calcium.

B. calcitonin: Calcitonin lowers blood calcium levels by inhibiting bone resorption.

C. aldosterone: Aldosterone helps regulate sodium and potassium, not calcium.

D. parathyroid hormone: PTH increases serum calcium by stimulating bone resorption and increasing renal reabsorption of calcium.

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Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A. Pulmonary edema: Pulmonary edema results from fluid accumulation in the lungs due to left-sided heart failure.

B. Dehydration: This is a deficit in body fluids, not fluid accumulation.

C. Effusion: Effusion is fluid in the pleural space, not the lung tissue.

D. Water intoxication: This refers to excessive water intake causing dilutional hyponatremia, not lung congestion.

A. water intoxication B. osmotic diuresis C. shock D. Simple dehydration

Correct Answer is D

Explanation

A. water intoxication: Water intoxication refers to excess water intake leading to dilutional hyponatremia.

B. osmotic diuresis: Osmotic diuresis involves loss of water and electrolytes, typically due to high solute levels like glucose.

C. shock: Shock is a complex condition involving inadequate tissue perfusion, not specific to water-only loss.

D. simple dehydration: Simple dehydration refers to loss of pure water without a corresponding loss of electrolytes.

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Body calcium levels are increased by:

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