Which of the following terms means excessive potassium in the blood?
A) hypercalcemia
B) hyponatremia
C) hyperkalemia
D) hypoglycemia
C) hyperkalemia
Hyper- means excessive, kal/i means potassium, and -emia means blood condition;
therefore, hyperkalemia means excessive potassium in the blood. Calc/o means calcium, so
hypercalcemia means excessive calcium in the blood. Hypo- means insufficient and natr/o means
sodium, so hyponatremia means insufficient sodium in the blood. Glyc/o means sugar; hence,
hypoglycemia means insufficient sugar in the blood.
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