drpkaur
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A 56-year-old male long-term dialysis patient presents with bone pain and tenderness. Initial laboratory tests reveal a serum urea nitrogen of 26 mg/dL, creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL, and fasting glucose of 220 mg/dL. Serum HbA1c is 9.5% and serum Ca2+ is 9.5 mg/dL. Radiographically, there is evidence of subperiosteal resorption of the phalanges. Which of the following would likely be abnormally low?
A. Serum alkaline phosphatase
B. Serum calcitonin
C. Serum 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D3
D. Serum phosphorous
E. Serum PTH
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| Leopard
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Serum vit D3 (1,25 dihyroxycholecalciferol)
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| MRMAVERICK
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