A nurse is caring for a patient whose ECG presents with changes characteristic of hypokalemia. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect?
a. Thready peripheral pulses
b. Abdominal distention
c. Dry mucous membranes
d. Flushed skin
ANS: B
Signs and symptoms of hypokalemia are muscle weakness and fatigue, abdominal distention, de-creased bowel sounds, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Thready peripheral pulses indicate hypovole-mia. Dry mucous membranes and flushed skin are indicative of dehydration and hypernatremia.
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