Which of these laboratory results requires the most rapid action by the nurse who is caring for a patient who suffered a large burn 48 hours ago?

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Hyperkalemia can lead to fatal bradycardia and indicates that the patient requires cardiac monitoring and immediate treatment to lower the potassium level. The other laboratory values also are abnormal and require changes in treatment, but they are not as immediately life threatening as the elevated potassium level.

Which of These Laboratory Results Requires the Most Rapid Action