Question

Annette has her thyroid gland removed because of a malignant tumor. She takes synthetic thyroid hormone to replace the thyroxine that her thyroid gland would have produced, but she is worried about her blood calcium level since she has lost her source of calcitonin. Does she need to worry about this problem

Answer 1

She doesn't need to worry if her parathyroid glands are working.

Step-by-step explanation:

Although Annette has to worry about the impacts of thyroid gland removal and synthetic thyroid hormone intake, the calcium levels in her body need not be a concern as long as her parathyroid glands are functioning normally.

This is because the parathyroid glands are responsible for regulating calcium levels in the blood, through the production of parathyroid hormones or parathormone.