The nurse is providing care for a client with end stage renal disease who is receiving Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate). The nurse recognizes this medication is effective by which of the following laboratory values?
A) Serum potassium = 3.7 mEq/L
B) Hemoglobin = 10.2 g/dL
C) Uric acid = 3.7 mg/dL
D) Serum phosphate = 5.4 mg/dL

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Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate) is a phosphate binder used to control hyperphosphatemia in patients with ESRD. Therefore, the medication should be effective if the serum phosphate level decreases within the normal range (2.5-4.5 mg/dL). Option D (serum phosphate = 5.4 mg/dL) is the only laboratory value that is abnormal and indicates the need for phosphate-lowering therapy.

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