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Explanation: Electrolytes - Electrolytes are a large category of substances dissolved in plasma. The balance of water and salt is critical to good health. Electrolyte testing reveals important indicators of the amount of water and salt in your body, including: sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate (carbon dioxide) and magnesium. These chemicals are essential in many bodily functions including fluid balance, nerve conduction, muscle contraction (including the heart), Blood clotting and pH balance.
Maria I believe is correct...but in the diabetes context..."electrolytes" are used, but in dialysis "ionogram" is used although it is very uncommon now. Search Google with ....ionogram dialysis... for explanations
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Serum electrolytes
Explanation: Electrolytes - Electrolytes are a large category of substances dissolved in plasma. The balance of water and salt is critical to good health. Electrolyte testing reveals important indicators of the amount of water and salt in your body, including: sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate (carbon dioxide) and magnesium. These chemicals are essential in many bodily functions including fluid balance, nerve conduction, muscle contraction (including the heart), Blood clotting and pH balance.
Explanation: e.g. sodium, potassium, chloride, etc....
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These are the findings reported by the laboratory on the basis of analysis of a blood specimen. They ought not to be confused with the \'full blood count\' (hemograma) which provides a breakdown of different types of blood cell etc...
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Explanation: They must include sedimentation rate, red and white cell count, platelet count, hematocrit, blood ionogram, glucose, serum enzymes, cholesterol and lipids levels,
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