A patient with end-stage renal disease has pruritus.When the patient asks what causes this,what is the nurse's best response? Pruritus,seen in patients with end-stage renal disease,is caused by high levels of:
A) Potassium
B) Calcium
C) Sodium
D) Magnesium

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Pruritus is related to high levels of calcium.
Pruritus is related to high levels of calcium,not potassium.
Pruritus is related to high levels of calcium,not sodium.
Pruritus is related to high levels of calcium,not magnesium.

A Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease Has Pruritus