Renal, Urology and Electrolytes practice

Pick topics

A mixed set with full explanations. No account needed — sign in later and it starts remembering.

Only questions in Renal, Urology and Electrolytes. Practise the whole bank instead.

Tune this setClinical rotations · Middle twist · 10 questionschange

What are you studying for?

EverythingAMC examMedical schoolNursingBiomedical science

Stage

Any stageClinical rotations21Pre-internship3

Level

AnyCommon12Middle twist10Niche but important2

Set length

51020
1 / 9
0:00

Renal, Urology and Electrolytesmiddle twist

A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease is admitted with pneumonia and has received intravenous fluids, calcium gluconate and insulin with glucose for a serum potassium concentration of 7.1 mmol/L (3.5–5.2). His potassium is now 6.9 mmol/L, the urine output has been 40 mL over the past 6 hours, and the electrocardiogram still shows broad QRS complexes. Which one of the following is the most appropriate next step?