Practice Question
A client with acute renal injury (AKI) weighs 110.3 pounds (50 kg) and has a potassium level of 6.7 mEq/L (6.7 mmol/L) is admitted to the hospital. Which prescribed medication should the nurse administer first?Reference Range:Potassium [3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate 15 grams by mouth.
Rationale:
🔴 The client’s potassium level of 6.7 mEq/L indicates severe hyperkalemia, which poses a life-threatening risk of cardiac arrhythmias.
🔴 Sodium polystyrene sulfonate works by binding potassium in the intestine, promoting its excretion via feces.
🔴 It provides a non-invasive and immediate intervention to lower serum potassium.
🔴 This treatment should be administered prior to other maintenance therapies for chronic renal failure.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI Exam(s)
- Domain: Hesi MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 5
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