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.
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submitted by lfsuarez(66), 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.