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?

All of the following solutions coexist in the body EXCEPT:

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?

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 patient is receiving diuretics intravenously to remove excess interstitial fluid and relieve pitting edema. Which electrolyte imbalance is the patient at most risk?