Question 211 · LEK · Potassium balance
The treatment of acute hyperkalemia includes the administration of:
1) spironolactone;
2) sodium bicarbonate;
3) furosemide;
4) potassium chloride;
5) heparin;
6) calcium chloride.
The correct answer is:
2) sodium bicarbonate;
3) furosemide;
4) potassium chloride;
5) heparin;
6) calcium chloride.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,5,6.
- B. 2,4,5.
- C. 3,5,6.
- D. 2,3,6.
- E. 1,3,6.
Hint
Pick agents that stabilise the myocardium, shift potassium into cells or increase its renal loss, and exclude anything that raises potassium.
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