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I have high chloride levels. What could be casuing this?

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lea10474
lea10474

On September 11, 2014, I went to my doctor because i was having pain in my claves. Turns out there were no blood clots (I got an ultasound done at the ER to confirm this).

They did bloodwork at the office, and it turns out that my chloride levels are 108 mmol/L (the normaml range for an adult is 98-107 mmol/L).

Does it mean i have an electrolyte inbalance? And if so, how? What causes this?

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  • Hurricane
    Hurricane lea10474

    Posted

    Do you still get the pain?

    It's impossible to comment on if you have a true electrolyte imballance without your other results. However if you'd say been experiencing diarrhoea or vomiting then they could have lowered your potassium / sodium causing cramps in your legs and caused a raised chloride level as the body tries to compensate for the osmolarity changes.

    • lea10474
      lea10474 Hurricane

      Posted

      I don't have the pain anymore biggrin

      The other results are normal- the Urea Nitrogen, Creatinine, Sodium(Na), Potassium(K), Carbon Dioxide(CO2), and Calcium(Ca) are all normal.

    • Hurricane
      Hurricane lea10474

      Posted

      In which case, don't worry about it :D

      The "Normal" ranges are only "normal" for 95% of people. You're only very slightly outside the normal range. If you were up at 110 or above and / or symptomatic I'd be more inclined to investigate further, but as is... good luck and good luck with your other discussion thread smile.

    • lea10474
      lea10474 Hurricane

      Posted

      Thanks!! I'll try not to look too much into it, but I can always ask my doctor wink
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