Mr. M has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease Stage 5, requiring dialysis. His initial chemistries panel indicates he has low sodium, chloride and calcium levels as well as high potassium and phosphorus levels. The physician has put him on a fluid restriction, a potassium restriction, and a phosphorus restriction.One of the reasons for his high phosphorus could be:
a. the P restriction is altering the levels in the blood
b. hypoglycemia
c. low magnesium
d. high potassium
e. low calcium
e
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