Polystyrene sulfonate is one way out. The nurse should monitor the patient's Serum potassium level because a decreased potassium level places the patient at increased risk of digoxin toxicity. Normal potassium level is 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L, and a result less than 3.5 should be immediately reported to the provider due the the risk for sudden dysrhythmias. Polystyrene sulfonates are a group of medications used to treat high blood potassium.
Water pills (diuretics) help rid your body of extra potassium. They work by making your kidney create more urine. Potassium is normally removed through urine. Potassium binders often come in the form of a powder.
The correct answer is that the Supreme Court, in Buckley v. Valeo, ruled that limits on election spending are unconstitutional as campaign spending is an expression of speech that is protected by the 1st Amendment.
