In patients with fluid retention, what happens to biochemical indicators of nutritional status, such as serum proteins and electrolytes?

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When a patient experiences fluid excess, such as may be associated with renal failure or congestive heart failure, the excess fluid in the body will affect blood measures by causing them to be lower.This is simply a reflection of the concentration of the specific blood parameters in relation to the increased water in the body.If a patient were dehydrated, the effect would be the reverse-the blood values would increase because of relative concentration in less water in the body.

In Patients with Fluid Retention, What Happens to Biochemical Indicators