Tags: Disease.

Electrolytes play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis within the body. They help to regulate myocardial and neurological function fluid balance oxygen delivery acid-base balance and much more. Electrolyte imbalances can develop by the following mechanisms: excessive ingestion; diminished elimination of an electrolyte; diminished ingestion or excessive elimination of an electrolyte.

Loading...

This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Water-electrolyte imbalance"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.