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Title: A patient is admitted to the hospital with hyperkalemia. The patient is prescribed sodium ...
Post by: lolbroek on Mar 6, 2019
A patient is admitted to the hospital with hyperkalemia. The patient is prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). How does this medication lower the patient's potassium level?
A)It decreases the absorption of exogenous potassium.
B)It increases urinary excretion of potassium.
C)It combines with potassium ions for elimination.
D)It releases sodium to acidify urine with potassium.


Title: A patient is admitted to the hospital with hyperkalemia. The patient is prescribed sodium ...
Post by: asprague24 on Mar 6, 2019
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