The nurse is caring for a child with acute renal failure.What clinical manifestation should he or she recognize as a sign of hyperkalemia?
A)Dyspnea
B)Seizure
C)Oliguria
D)Cardiac arrhythmia

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Hyperkalemia is the most common threat to the life of the child.Signs of hyperkalemia include electrocardiographic anomalies such as prolonged QRS complex,depressed ST segments,peaked T waves,bradycardia,or heart block.Dyspnea,seizure,and oliguria are not manifestations of hyperkalemia.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Child with Acute Renal