The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Advanced Lung

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with advanced lung cancer who has been admitted to the emergency department with urinary retention caused by renal calculi. Which of the following laboratory values will require the most immediate action by the nurse?

• A)Arterial blood pH is 7.32.
• B)Serum calcium is 3.45 mmol/L.
• C)Serum potassium is 5.1 mmol/L.
• D)Arterial oxygen saturation is 91%.

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Definitions:

Pentanedioic Acid

An organic compound also known as glutaric acid, with the formula C5H8O4, characterized by two carboxylic acid groups at each end of a five-carbon chain.

Trans-1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic Acid

A type of dicarboxylic acid where the carboxyl groups are located on the first and third carbon atoms of a cyclohexane ring, in a trans configuration.

Carboxylic Acids

Organic compounds containing a carboxyl group (COOH), known for being acidic and reactive in condensation reactions.

Carboxyl Group

A functional group, written as -COOH, present in organic acids comprising a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and singly bonded to a hydroxyl group.