The nurse reviews laboratory values for a male patient with an elevated prostate specific antigen level and notes that the alkaline phosphatase and serum calcium levels are also elevated.What does this finding suggest to the nurse?
A) The patient has a fulminating bladder infection.
B) The patient has a sexually transmitted infection.
C) The patient has an obstruction of the spermatic cord.
D) The patient has cancer that has metastasized to the bone.
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