The nurse knows that the most abundant cation in the blood is
a. Sodium.
b. Potassium.
c. Chloride.
d. Magnesium.
A
Sodium is the most abundant cation in the blood. Potassium is the predominant intracellular cation. Chloride is an anion (negatively charged) rather then a cation (positively charged). Magnesium is found predominantly inside cells and in bone.
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