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Title: Which laboratory data confirm that the client is experiencing a relative rather Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 5, 2014 Which laboratory data confirm that the client is experiencing a relative rather than an actual hypokalemia?
A. Potassium = 2.2 mEq, sodium = 138 mEq, hematocrit = 39% B. Potassium = 2.8 mEq, sodium = 131 mEq, hematocrit = 29% C. Potassium = 3.8 mEq, sodium = 145 mEq, hematocrit = 29% D. Potassium = 4.8 mEq, sodium = 151 mEq, hematocrit = 39% Title: Re: Which laboratory data confirm that the client is experiencing a relative rather Post by: padre on Oct 15, 2014 B
All serum values listed are low, indicating a probable hemodilution as the cause of hypokalemia rather than an actual loss of potassium. Title: Re: Which laboratory data confirm that the client is experiencing a relative rather Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
Title: Re: Which laboratory data confirm that the client is experiencing a relative rather Post by: padre on Oct 27, 2014 Hey, no worries.
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