ANSWERS
CHOICES FOR NUMBERS 1– 10
A. POTASSIUM
B. SODIUM
C. CHLORIDE
D. INORGANIC PHOSPHATE
E. NOT IN THE LIST
1. The major intracellular cation
= A
- The major extracellular anion. = C
- The major intracellular anion. = D
- The major extracellular cation. = B
- Oxalate is not recommended as an anticoagulant because it chelates this ion. = E (CALCIUM)
- The primary ion concerned with cardiac contractility. = A
- The ion involved actively in plasma osmolality = B
- This ion yields decreased values when the patient has NOT fasted. - D
- This anion is DIRECTLY involved in blood pH maintenance. = E (BICARBONATE)
- It has a passive function in water electrolyte balance. = C