A patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has developed anemia. What laboratory finding does the nurse understand to be significant in this stage of anemia?

A patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has developed anemia. What laboratory finding does the nurse understand to be significant in this stage of anemia?


a) Potassium level of 5.2 mEq/L

b) Calcium level of 9.4 mg/dL

c) Creatinine level of 6 mg/100 mL

d) Magnesium level of 2.5 mg/dL



Answer: Creatinine level of 6 mg/100 mL