When caring for a client with a phosphate level of 4.7 mg/dL, the nurse would expect the client's calcium level to be:
a. elevated c. decreased
b. equal to the phos-phate level d. normal
C
Phosphate and calcium have an inverse relationship. If one electrolyte is elevated, the other will be decreased. The normal serum phosphorus range is 2.5 to 4.5 mg/dL.
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