Reviewing the Patient's Report of Laboratory Test Results (See Accompanying

question 11

Multiple Choice

Reviewing the patient's report of laboratory test results (see accompanying box) , the nurse realizes that which of the following critical values are for the patient with a decreased level of consciousness? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Laboratory tests } & \text { Results } \\\hline \mathrm { Na } + & 138 \mathrm { mEq } / \mathrm { L } \\\hline \mathrm { K } + & 4.0 \mathrm { mEq } / \mathrm { L } \\\hline \mathrm { WBC } & 10,000 \\\hline \text { Glucose } & 45 \mathrm { mg } / \mathrm { dl } \\\hline \text { Serum osmolality } & \begin{array} { l } 200 \mathrm { mOsm } / \mathrm { kg } \\\mathrm { H } 2 \mathrm { O }\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)glucose and serum osmolality
• B)sodium and potassium levels
• C)sodium and white blood cell count
• D)glucose and white blood cell count

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