Which electrolyte disturbance typically accompanies metabolic acidosis in a patient with acute tubular necrosis (ATN)?
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Correct answer: Hyperphosphatemia with disturbed calcium-phosphate balance
With decreased renal excretion and acidosis, potassium shifts out of cells and renal clearance is reduced, producing hyperkalemia.
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