The nurse is checking lab values on a client who has just had a hemodialysis treatment. What would indicate to the nurse that the client's renal dialysis was effective?
1. A decrease in potassium level
2. An increase in serum creatinine
3. A decrease in white cell count
4. An increase in hemoglobin level
Answer: 2
1. Hemodialysis removes excess potassium from the blood stream.
2. Hemodialysis will not affect serum creatinine level.
3. Hemodialysis does not affect white blood cell counts.
4. Hemodialysis does not affect hemoglobin level.
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