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One significant concern with RCA is ionized hypocalcemia related to the CKRT procedure. This condition can arise from two primary causes: systemic citrate accumulation or net calcium loss from plasma. Systemic citrate accumulation occurs when the citrate load in the CKRT return blood exceeds the body's ability to metabolize it. On the other hand, net calcium loss occurs when calcium lost through the hemofilter and from the extracellular fluid space (due to tissue sequestration) exceeds the administered calcium supplementation. 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