When a Patient's Blood Electrolyte Levels Are Evaluated, Sodium, Chloride

question 69

Multiple Choice

When a patient's blood electrolyte levels are evaluated, sodium, chloride and bicarbonate ions are commonly measured and the difference in the total positive and negative charges calculated. This difference is called the

• A)ionic ratio.
• B)isoelectric point.
• C)electromotive constant.
• D)anion gap.

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