HESI RN
HESI RN 311 Pharmacology Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate 667 mg PO. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Calcium acetate binds dietary phosphate in CKD, reducing serum phosphate levels (
C), the desired effect. It does not lower potassium (
A) or pH (
D). It may increase calcium (
B), but this is not the goal.
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