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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 41
During initial chemotherapy a patient with leukemia develops hyperkalemia and hyperuricemia.The nurse recognizes these symptoms as an oncologic emergency and anticipates that the priority treatment will be to
A) increase urine output with hydration therapy.
B) establish electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring.
C) administer a bisphosphonate such as pamidronate (Aredia).
Explanation
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A. Hyperkalemia and hyperuricemia are ch...

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