The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage liver failure from hepatitis C who is being seen in the clinic for worsening ascites. The client is treated in the infusion center with intravenous (IV) albumin, IV furosemide, and oral spironolactone. The following day the nurse checks the client's labs. Which of the following lab findings is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
A) Albumin 2.5 g/dL (25 g/L)
B) INR 1.4
C) Potassium 3.0 mEq/L (3.0 mmol/L)
D) Sodium 131 mEq/L (131 mmol/L)
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