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A nurse is teaching a patient about alterations of the parathyroid glands. Which of these patient comments is a reliable indicator that the patient has the correct understanding of the effect of hyperparathyroidism on the patient’s body? Select all that apply.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. “Hyperparathyroidism can cause the kidneys to keep calcium and excrete phosphorus.”
2. calcium and phosphorus to leave the bones and make bones weak.”
3. calcium to be deposited in soft tissues.”
4. development of kidney stones.”
5. the kidneys to raise blood pH and retain potassium.”

1,2,3,4 -- Hyperparathyroidism affects the kidneys and bones including increasing resorption of calcium and excretion of phosphate by the kidneys, which increases the risk of hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia. Increasing release of calcium and phosphorus by the bones, with resultant bone decalcification, deposits of calcium in soft tissues and the formation of renal calculi also occurs. Hyperparathyroidism causes the kidneys to lower blood pH and excrete potassium.