Mr. M has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease Stage 5 and is going to be requiring dialysis. His initial laboratory work came back and he has low Na, Cl, and Ca levels as well as high K and P levels. The physician has put him on a fluid restriction, a potassium restriction, and a phosphorus restriction. The type of fluid involved in Mr. M's imbalance is:
a. intracellular.
b. transcellular.
c. extracellular.
d. pericardial.
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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