A person may experience which complications as a result of a reduction in parathyroid hormone (PTH)? (Select all that apply.)
A)Muscle spasms
B)Tonic-clonic seizures
C)Laryngeal spasms
D)Hyporeflexia
E)Asphyxiation

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Symptoms associated with hypoparathyroidism are related to hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia causes a lowering of the threshold for nerve and muscle excitation so that a slight stimulus anywhere along the length of a nerve or muscle fiber may initiate a nerve impulse. This creates tetany manifested as muscle spasms, hyporeflexia, tonic-clonic convulsions, laryngeal spasms, and, in severe cases, death from asphyxiation.

A Person May Experience Which Complications as a Result of a Reduction