Tuesday, July 14, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 07.13.09

A client on telemetry begins to have premature ventricular beats (PVBs) at 12 per minute. A nurse reviews the most recent laboratory results. Which lab test would require immediate action by the nurse?

1. "Calcium 9 mg/dL"
2. "Magnesium 2.5 mg/dL"
3. "Potassium 2.5 mEq/L"
4. "Partial thromboplastin time 70 seconds"

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 3

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