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A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate 667 mg PO. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect? Which blood value indicates to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect?

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Rationale: Calcium acetate is a phosphate binder used in CKD to lower elevated phosphate levels. A decrease in phosphate levels indicates the medication is effectively binding phosphate in the gut, preventing hyperphosphatemia complications.

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