{"id":137114,"date":"2024-09-12T08:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=137114"},"modified":"2024-09-12T08:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:56:14","slug":"the-nurse-is-administering-sodium-polystyrene-sulfonate-to-a-client-with-acute-kidney-injury-aki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/the-nurse-is-administering-sodium-polystyrene-sulfonate-to-a-client-with-acute-kidney-injury-aki\/","title":{"rendered":"The nurse is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with acute kidney injury (AKI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The nurse is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with acute kidney injury (AKI). Which laboratory finding indicates that the medication has been effective?<br>A.<br>Serum potassium level of 3.8 mEq\/L (3.8 mmol\/L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Hemoglobin level of 13.5 g\/dL (135 g\/L).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Serum glucose level of 120 mg\/dL (6.7 mmol\/L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Serum ammonia level of 30 Mcg\/dL (17.62 Mermol\/L)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Serum potassium level of 3.8 mEq\/L (3.8 mmol\/L)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is a medication used primarily to treat hyperkalemia, which is a condition characterized by elevated levels of potassium in the blood. In patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), the kidneys are less effective at excreting potassium, leading to dangerous levels of this electrolyte in the blood. Hyperkalemia can result in serious complications, including cardiac arrhythmias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sodium polystyrene sulfonate works by exchanging sodium ions for potassium ions in the intestines. This process helps to lower the serum potassium levels by promoting its excretion through the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, the effectiveness of this medication is directly reflected in the reduction of serum potassium levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A serum potassium level of <strong>3.8 mEq\/L (3.8 mmol\/L)<\/strong> falls within the normal range of 3.5 to 5.0 mEq\/L. This indicates that the medication has successfully lowered the potassium level to a safe range, suggesting effective treatment of hyperkalemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the other laboratory findings listed are not directly related to the effectiveness of sodium polystyrene sulfonate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B. Hemoglobin level of 13.5 g\/dL (135 g\/L)<\/strong>: This level is within the normal range for hemoglobin but is not related to the effectiveness of potassium-lowering treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Serum glucose level of 120 mg\/dL (6.7 mmol\/L)<\/strong>: This is a normal glucose level and does not indicate the effectiveness of sodium polystyrene sulfonate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Serum ammonia level of 30 mcg\/dL (17.62 \u00b5mol\/L)<\/strong>: Ammonia levels are not relevant to the effectiveness of sodium polystyrene sulfonate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, monitoring the serum potassium level is crucial in assessing the effectiveness of sodium polystyrene sulfonate in treating hyperkalemia in patients with acute kidney injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nurse is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with acute kidney injury (AKI). Which laboratory finding indicates that the medication has been effective?A.Serum potassium level of 3.8 mEq\/L (3.8 mmol\/L) B.Hemoglobin level of 13.5 g\/dL (135 g\/L). C.Serum glucose level of 120 mg\/dL (6.7 mmol\/L) D.Serum ammonia level of 30 Mcg\/dL (17.62 Mermol\/L) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}