A Patient Is Diagnosed with Hypokalemia

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with hypokalemia. Which medication order would the nurse anticipate?

• A) Potassium 40 mEq IV push
• B) Potassium 40 mEq added to the next liter of IV fluids
• C) Potassium 40 mEq by rectal suppository
• D) Potassium 40 mEq IM

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Definitions:

Multiple Wave Summation

The phenomenon where muscle force is increased by increasing the frequency of stimulation, leading to a greater degree of overlap in muscle fiber contraction.

Active Sites

Regions on an enzyme where substrates bind and undergo a chemical reaction.

Myosin Myofilaments

Protein filaments that function with actin filaments to produce muscle contraction.

Complete Tetanus

A state of sustained muscle contraction without relaxation, usually caused by rapid repeated stimuli.