The nurse would expect a patient with increased levels of serum calcium to also have _____ lev-els
a. Increased potassium
b. Decreased phosphate
c. Decreased sodium
d. Increased magnesium
ANS: B
Serum calcium and phosphate have an inverse relationship. When one is elevated, the other de-creases, except in some patients with end-stage renal disease. Increased serum calcium would not necessarily cause changes in levels of potassium, sodium, or magnesium.
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