A 71-year-old woman comes to the physician for a dialysis appointment. She has chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type II. Serum creatinine is 3.1 mg/dL. Blood urea nitrogen is 45 mg/dL. Which of the following combinations of serum findings is most likely to be seen in this patient?
A) ↑ Bicarbonate, ↑ Potassium, ↑ Calcium
B) ↑ Bicarbonate, ↑ Potassium, ↓ Calcium
C) ↑ Bicarbonate, ↓ Potassium, ↑ Calcium
D) ↑ Bicarbonate, ↓ Potassium, ↓ Calcium
E) ↓ Bicarbonate, ↑ Potassium, ↑ Calcium
F) ↓ Bicarbonate, ↑ Potassium, ↓ Calcium
G) ↓ Bicarbonate, ↓ Potassium, ↑ Calcium
H) ↓ Bicarbonate, ↓ Potassium, ↓ Calcium
