Electrolytes & Salts

Sodium, potassium and the salts and minerals that keep fluid, nerves and muscle in balance.

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Guides

LearnElectrolytes explained: how to read sodium, potassium, chloride and CO2The electrolyte lines on a metabolic panel are concentrations, so they move when water moves as well as when minerals change. This page covers what each line means, why small shifts are common and usually harmless, and which numbers need care the same day.Read

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AGAnion GapCO2BicarbonateCCFACalcium, Corrected for AlbuminCICalcium, IonizedCSCalcium, TotalCSChloride, SerumLSPLactate, Serum/PlasmaMRBCMagnesiumMSMagnesium, SerumPPSPhosphorus/Phosphate, SerumPSPotassium, SerumSSSodium, Serum
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