Answer to Question #276273 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Water

Question

10: A patient goes to the clinic with symptoms of muscle spasm, hallucinations, weak and  brittle bones. Tests showed decreased levels of calcitriol in blood but higher levels of calcitonin.  Explain the cause of symptoms observed and how the altered levels of the two hormones mentioned  might have been the cause.

Answer 1

Acidosis is a condition in which there is too much acid in the body fluids. It is the opposite of alkalosis (a condition in which there is too much base in the body fluids).