Multiple Choice
A patient with diabetes mellitus is admitted unresponsive to the emergency department (ED) . Initial laboratory findings are serum potassium 2.8 mEq/L (2.8 mmol/L) , serum sodium 138 mEq/L (138 mmol/L) , serum chloride 90 mEq/L (90 mmol/L) , and blood glucose 628 mg/dl (34.9 mmol/L) . Cardiac monitoring shows multifocal PVCs. The nurse understands that the patient's PVCs are most likely caused by
A) hyperglycemia.
B) hypoxemia.
C) dehydration.
D) hypokalemia.
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