Mr. M has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease Stage 5 and is going to be requiring dialysis. His initial laboratory work came back and he has low Na, Cl, and Ca levels as well as high K and P levels. The physician has put him on a fluid restriction, a potassium restriction, and a phosphorus restriction. One of the reasons for the physician's order for a potassium restriction could be:
a. potassium interacts with kidney disease medications.
b. high potassium levels stimulate the secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal glands.
c. high potassium levels cause the retention of vasopressin.
d. potassium directly interacts with calcium.
b
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