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electrolytes (Carbon dioxide; chloride; potassium; sodium) levels? nm

Posted By: Txczech on 2007-12-17
In Reply to: lab work: BUN and creatinine were 16 and 0.7, glucose 93, **microlytes** were unremarkable - Stacee

Subject: electrolytes (Carbon dioxide; chloride; potassium; sodium) levels? nm




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