A client's calcium level is 9.5 mg/dL. A nurse would expect the client's phosphate level to be:
a. high c. low
b. the same as the calcium level d. normal
D
Phosphate and calcium have an inverse relationship. If one electrolyte is elevated, the other will be decreased. The normal range of serum calcium (ionized) is 4.5 to 5.6 mEq/L; the total serum calcium (ionized and bound to albumin) range for adults is 9.0 to 10.5 mg/dL. The normal serum phosphorus range is 1.7 to 2.6 mEq/L.
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