A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client and notes that the client has hypokalemia. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following EKG abnormalities?
a. Atrial fibrillation
b. Wide QRS
c. Peaked T waves
d. U wave
d. U wave
rationale: Hypokalemia can presents with a U wave because of the heart struggling to finish depolarizing and repolarizing due to a lack of potassium.
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