Laboratory Testing Is Ordered for a Patient During a Clinic

question 15

Multiple Choice

Laboratory testing is ordered for a patient during a clinic visit for routine assessment of hypertension.When the results of the testing are available,the nurse recognizes that target organ damage is indicated by which of the following results?

• A) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)of 5.4 mmol/L (15 mg/dL)
• B) Serum uric acid of 464 ? mol/L (7.8 mg/dL)
• C) Serum creatinine of 230 ? mol/L (2.6 mg/dL)
• D) Serum potassium of 3.2 mmol/L (3.2 mEq/L)

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