This patient is suffering from celiac sprue, which in this case has caused Vitamin D malabsorption and therefore decreased serum calcium. The body will respond to the decreased calcium via secretion of PTH. This will then cause phosphorous wasting to occur in the proximal convoluted tubule.
kuhnboomWhy does Calcitriol not increase with the increased PTH? Wouldn't the increased PTH stimulate the kidneys to make more activated vitamin D. +12020-02-11T16:46:56Z
batmanevitamin d malabsorption --> dec calcitriol+2020-02-14T01:37:05Z
to snoo-finity ... and beyond!
submitted by lfsuarez(114), 2019-05-28T00:20:07Z
Answer E
Inorganic Phosphorus ; Parathyroid Hormone ; Calcitriol
Decreased ; Increased ; Decreased
This patient is suffering from celiac sprue, which in this case has caused Vitamin D malabsorption and therefore decreased serum calcium. The body will respond to the decreased calcium via secretion of PTH. This will then cause phosphorous wasting to occur in the proximal convoluted tubule.