A patient’s laboratory value indicates the sodium level is below the expected range, what medical term best describes this finding?

Ascites is known as excess fluid in the:

Which of the following is not a common unit of measurement used in a basic metabolic panel laboratory result?

A physician asks you to evaluate a patient’s overall status of electrolyte balance. You would use the following set of electrolytes to calculate the anion gap:

A solution that minimized the change in pH is known as a/an:

A patient will be receiving electrolyte replacement therapy. Which of the following would require the use of a cardiac monitor for electrocardiogram wave pattern, heart rate, and rhythm?

A 38 year old female arrives to the emergency department in acute severe respiratory distress. Which of the following abnormal laboratory result would you expect?

All of the following solutions coexist in the body EXCEPT:

An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count might suggest all of the following EXCEPT:

In which of the following scenario would you most likely encounter polycythemia?