Electrolyte Disorders

Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. Electrolyte balance is needed in the human body for it to carry out essential bodily processes and functions. When an imbalance or electrolyte disorder occurs it can cause a variety of symptoms and signs that can be very dangerous. Nephrologists are electrolyte experts and the most common electrolyte disorders that are encountered are disorders in sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus.