The nurse is caring for a child experiencing hyperkalemia from renal failure. What should the nurse prepare to administer to this patient?
A) Milk
B) Fruit juice
C) Glucose and insulin
D) Sodium and increased fluid
C
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Administration of intravenous glucose and insulin helps to remove excess potassium. The insulin helps the glucose move into the cells, and potassium moves along with it. Intravenous calcium gluconate, and not milk, can also be used to remove excess potassium. Fruit juice has no effect on potassium level and might cause it to increase. Sodium bicarbonate, and not sodium, and increased fluid also help to remove excess potassium.
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