A nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis and ascites w… | 마이메르시 MyMerci
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문제
A nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis and ascites who has been receiving IV furosemide for the past 24 hours. Which assessment finding should be the nurse's highest priority?
1Urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 4 hours
2Serum sodium level of 135 mEq/L
3Blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg
4Serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dL✓ 정답
해설
Severe hypokalemia (K+ 2.8 mEq/L) is life-threatening in heart failure patients due to high risk of cardiac arrhythmias, requiring immediate intervention. Other findings like low urine output or hypotension are less urgent.