A Patient Is in the Emergency Department with Confusion and Fatigue

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is in the emergency department with confusion and fatigue and a corrected serum calcium concentration is 10.8 mg/dL. What is the initial treatment for this patient prior to admission to the inpatient unit?

• A) Administration of furosemide
• B) Correction of potassium and magnesium levels
• C) Parenteral salmon calcitonin
• D) Rapid administration of intravenous normal saline

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