medium · NCLEX-RN Psychosocial Integrity
A client with bulimia nervosa is admitted with a serum potassium of 2.8 mEq/L.
The nurse should identify that this client is at the highest risk for which life-threatening complication?
- Metabolic acidosis
- Ventricular dysrhythmias
- Acute kidney injury
- Hypovolemic shock
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