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A patient in the cardiac ICU is noted to have a serum potassium level of >2.5mEq/L. On the cardiac monitor a dysrhythmia is noted. The physician orders 20mEq potassium chloride IV over 2-4 hours. The medication arrives from the pharmacy as 20mEq/ 250ml of 0.9% saline. 1. What do you need to administer this medication? 2. What rate will you run the infusion? 3. What are you going to be assessing for during the administration of the medication? 4. How frequently will you be checking vital signs? 5. What signs and symptoms would suggest that the infusion is going too fast or the patient is being overdosed?
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