A person is suspected of having chronic renal failure. To assess kidneyfunction, urea clearance is measured and found to be very low. Explainwhat a very low urea clearance indicates for this patient. Compare that withthe effect of chronic renal failure on the tendency for the blood K+ level tobe higher than normal and the blood Na+ level to be lower than normal.

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