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What electrolytes would you expect to be low in a patient with renal disease?
What electrolytes would you expect to be high?
In renal failure,acute or chronic,one most commonly see patients who have a tendency to develop hypervolemia(high volume),hyperkalemia(high levels of K+),hyperphosphatemia(high levels of phosphate),hypocalcemia,and bicarbonate deficiency(metabolic acidosis).Sodium is generally retained,but may appear normal,or hyponatremic,because of dilution from fluid retention.