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What are the electrolyte limits in blood tests results?

What is high and what is low on minerals and electrolytes on laboratory blood tests? Is there a list specific to people with Kidney failure? I thought this information would be eazy to find on the web, it is not eazy to locate.

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1. http://www.globalrph.com/labs.htm Hope this helps.
2. I'm a medical technologist who writes laboratory test procedures. Each laboratory has to establish it's own normal range, based upon the equipment used to perform the test and the population the laboratory serves. However, generally, the ranges don't vary much between laboratories. When you have these tests performed, the report will list the normal ranges for each test. You should ask your doctor for a copy of your laboratory reports so you can see the normal ranges. In my laboratory, serum electrolyte normal ranges are as follows: Sodium (Na) - 136-144 mmol/l Potassium (K) - 3.6-5.1 mmol/l Chloride (Cl) - 101-111 mmol/l Carbon dioxide (CO2) - 22-32 mmol/l Calcium (Ca) - 8.9-10.3 mg/dl Magnesium (Mg) - 1.8-2.5 mg/dl Creatinine is commonly measured as a test of kidney function. Serum creatinine - Males: 0.9-1.3 mg/dl, Females: 06-1.1 mg/dl 24 hr urine - Males: 800-2000 mg/24 hrs, Females: 600-1800 mg/24 hrs A number of reference laboratories, such as Quest or Labcorp, have excellent sites which post detailed information about individual tests. Just do a search and I think you'll find plenty of information.
3. https://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch155/ch155i.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002442.htm http://courses.vetmed.wsu.edu/vm552/urogenital/crf.htm Here a few site you can look at. My brother died quite quickly, one day healthy next day taking dialisis two times, and the day after that died. Within 3 days. Hope the websites help. Good Luck