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Title: The client with hypermagnesemia has a blood pressure of 90/40, compared with the Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 5, 2014 The client with hypermagnesemia has a blood pressure of 90/40, compared with the 108/80 reading obtained 1 hour earlier. What is the nurse’s best first action?
A. Assess bowel sounds and measure abdominal girth. B. Increase the intravenous infusion rate. C. Document the finding as the only action. D. Notify the emergency team. Title: Re: The client with hypermagnesemia has a blood pressure of 90/40, compared with the Post by: padre on Oct 15, 2014 D
The low diastolic pressure coupled with a wide pulse pressure is indicative of severe hypermagnesemia and the client is in grave danger of cardiac arrest. Title: Re: The client with hypermagnesemia has a blood pressure of 90/40, compared with the Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
Title: Re: The client with hypermagnesemia has a blood pressure of 90/40, compared with the Post by: padre on Oct 27, 2014 Hey, no worries.
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