When the liver is seriously damaged, ammonia levels can rise in the body. One of the treatments for this is:
1. administering intravenous (IV) neomycin.
2. giving vitamin K.
3. giving lactulose.
4. starting the patient on insulin.
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Lactulose is a laxative that works by pulling water into the stool. It also helps pull ammonia from the blood into the colon for expulsion. IV antibiotics do not reduce serum ammonia levels. Vitamin K controls bleeding, but it does not reduce ammonia levels. Insulin is not used to reduce ammonia levels.
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