What should the nurse include when preparing to teach a class on the regulation and functions of electrolytes?

Chloride is lost in hydrochloride acid

Sodium is essential to maintain extracellular fluid water balance. Phosphate is the major anion in intracellular fluid water balance that is essential in the function of muscle, red blood cells, and nervous system. A person tends to excrete more calcium with age. Chloride is lost through hydrochloride acid.