A 27-year-old patient with a history of substance abuse is found unresponsive by emergency medical services (EMS) after being called by the patient's roommate. The roommate states that he does not know how long the patient had been lying there. Patient received naloxone in the field and has become responsive. He complains of burning pain over his left hip and forearm. Evaluation in the ED revealed a large amount of necrotic tissue over the greater trochanter as well as the forearm. EKG demonstrated prolonged PR interval and peaked T waves. Serum potassium level 6.9 mEq/LHow will you treat this patient as a NP?
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- Place the patient on continuous cardiac monitoring due to the risk of arrhythmias from hyperkalemia. - Establish intravenous (IV) access for medication administration and fluid resuscitation. Show more…
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