A nurse is planning care for a child with hyperkalemia. Which manifestation associated with the documented hyperkalemia requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
1. Hyperthermia
2. Respiratory distress
3. Seizures
4. Cardiac arrhythmias
4
Explanation:
1. Excessive potassium is unrelated to the body temperature.
2. Potassium is needed for contractility of heart and skeletal muscles but not for the muscles of respiration.
3. Seizures are not an adverse outcome of hyperkalemia.
4. A child with hyperkalemia is at risk for cardiac problems that can be life threatening, such as arrhythmias.
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