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Lab Activity Question 16.3 Homework Unanswered Endocrine disorders can be diagnosed as primary or secondary. A primary endocrine disorder indicates that the problem is with the last endocrine organ in the pathway whereas a secondary endocrine disorder indicates that the problem is with either the releasing gland or the tropic gland. A patient comes into your office with an obviously enlarged thyroid (goiter). You order blood tests and these are the only abnormal results: Free T4=0.4 ng/dL (average 0.52-1.21 ng/dL) TSH 6.0 mlU/mL (average 0.34-5.66 mIU/mL) Does this indicate a primary or secondary endocrine disorder? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a Primary endocrine disorder b Secondary endocrine disorder Unanswered b Lab Activity Question 16.4 Homework Unanswered Kade has been diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism based on his serum calcium (average 8.5-10.4 mg/dL) and levels of PTH (average 10-65 pg/mL). His PTH levels were 66 pg/mL. How would his serum calcium levels be affected? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer Serum calcium levels will be lower than average. C Serum calcium levels will be higher than average. Serum calcium levels will be within average range. Submit Unanswered Subout