The nurse instructs a patient with acute kidney injury that the expected result of taking sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is to do what?
1. remove potassium
2. replace sodium
3. replace magnesium
4. exchange calcium for sodium
Correct Answer: 1
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is given to remove potassium in the patient with acute kidney injury by exchanging sodium for potassium, primarily in the large intestine. It is not used to replace sodium or magnesium, or to exchange calcium for sodium.
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