A Patient Seen in the Emergency Department for Severe Headache

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient seen in the emergency department for severe headache and acute confusion has a serum sodium level of 118 mEq/L. The nurse will anticipate the need for which diagnostic test?

• A)Urinary 17-ketosteroids
• B)Antidiuretic hormone level
• C)Growth hormone stimulation test
• D)Adrenocorticotropic hormone level

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