Table 3.

Arterial blood electrolyte concentrations in control and 1/10 MTD group.

Analyte	Units	Control (n = 5)	1/10MTD (n = 4)	p value	Normal range
Na+	mmol/l	136.00 ± 0.80	138.9 ± 2.08	0.0549	136–146
K+	mmol/l	5.14 ± 0.28	4.11 ± 0.34	0.0204*	3.5–5.2
Cl−	mmol/l	104.90 ± 1.45	104.30 ± 0.60	0.4283	98–106
Ca2+	mmol/l	1.24 ± 0.04	1.3 ± 0.05	0.0658	1.09–1.30
Mg2+	mmol/l	0.64 ± 0.10	0.74 ± 0.09	0.1755	0.45–0.65
Ionized calcium normalized to pH 7.4 (nCa)	mmol/l	1.14 ± 0.05	1.30 ± 0.24	0.1901	1.09–1.30
Ionized magnesium normalized to pH 7.4 (nMg)	mmol/l	0.58 ± 0.06	0.66 ± 0.07	0.1165	0.45–0.6

Values are expressed as mean ± SD; *p < 0.05.