A student nurse is reviewing the EKG waveforms on a client with a telemetry monitor. The student notices an elevated T wave and knows this may be an abnormal result of which electrolyte?
a. Calcium
b. Magnesium
c. Potassium
d. Sodium
c. Potassium
rationale: Potassium direct alters the T wave on an EKG.
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