A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a cl...

ATI Pharmacology Proctor 2019 SET 1

Question Number 4

A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?

a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL

b. Sodium 138 mEq/L

c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L

d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is used to decrease the serum potassium level, so the PN should monitor the client's serum potassium level

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