Given the Following Patient Results, Which Statement Is True

question 12

Multiple Choice

Given the following patient results, which statement is true?
Sodium = 136 mEq/L
Potassium = 4.3 mEq/L
Chloride = 99 mEq/L
Bicarbonate = 22 mEq/L
Measured serum osmolality = 283 mOsm/kg
Glucose = 288 mg/dL
BUN = 45 mg/dL

• A)The electrolytes are in balance, and the value obtained for osmolality correlates with the other data.
• B)The electrolytes are not in balance, but the value obtained for osmolality correlates with the other data.
• C)The electrolytes are in balance, but the value obtained for osmolality does not correlate with the other data.
• D)The electrolytes are not in balance, and the value obtained for osmolality does not correlate with the other data.

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