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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