The nurse would anticipate that a client with rhabdomyolysis would exhibit
A) brown-tinged urine.
B) gross hematuria.
C) hypokalemia.
D) hypophosphatemia.

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The release of substances from damaged muscles results in myoglobinemia, myoglobinuria (seen as brown urine and confirmed through urinalysis), hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperuricemia, and elevated creatine kinase.

The Nurse Would Anticipate That a Client with Rhabdomyolysis Would