A child is hospitalized in acute renal failure and has a serum potassium greater than 7 mEq/L. What temporary measures that will produce a rapid but transient effect to reduce the potassium should the nurse expect to be prescribed?

A child is hospitalized in acute renal failure and has a serum potassium greater than 7 mEq/L. What temporary measures that will produce a rapid but transient effect to reduce the potassium should the nurse expect to be prescribed?


a.

Dialysis

b.

Calcium gluconate

c.

Sodium bicarbonate

d.

Glucose 50% and insulin

e.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)


Answer: B, C, D


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