Which laboratory finding is suggestive of chronic kidney disease?
A)Increase in creatinine clearance
B)Decrease in serum sodium
C)Increase in hematocrit
D)Decrease in BUN

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A)Laboratory findings associated with chronic kidney disease include decreased creatinine clearance due to a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate; decreased serum sodium because of water retention; decreased hematocrit due to decreased red blood cell production, and increased BUN due to inability of the kidneys to eliminate nitrogenous waste products.
B)Laboratory findings associated with chronic kidney disease include decreased creatinine clearance due to a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate; decreased serum sodium because of water retention; decreased hematocrit due to decreased red blood cell production, and increased BUN due to inability of the kidneys to eliminate nitrogenous waste products.
C)Laboratory findings associated with chronic kidney disease include decreased creatinine clearance due to a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate; decreased serum sodium because of water retention; decreased hematocrit due to decreased red blood cell production, and increased BUN due to inability of the kidneys to eliminate nitrogenous waste products.
D)Laboratory findings associated with chronic kidney disease include decreased creatinine clearance due to a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate; decreased serum sodium because of water retention; decreased hematocrit due to decreased red blood cell production, and increased BUN due to inability of the kidneys to eliminate nitrogenous waste products.

Which Laboratory Finding Is Suggestive of Chronic Kidney Disease