In a client with addisonian crisis, assessment would indicate that the drug Kayexalate is not effective when the nurses assesses the clinical manifestation of
A) decreasing blood pressure.
B) low back pain.
C) pedal edema.
D) rapid or erratic pulse.

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Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is given to reduce hyperkalemia. If Kayexalate is not effective, hyperkalemia results and can cause cardiac dysrhythmias.

In a Client with Addisonian Crisis, Assessment Would Indicate That