Ati RN Pharmacology 2019 - Exam 3

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Question 24 :

A nurse is assessing a client who has hypermagnesemia. Which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer?

Calcium gluconate is used to treat hypermagnesemia by antagonizing the effects of excess magnesium and reducing its impact on cardiac function.

Flumazenil is used to reverse the effects of benzodiazepine overdose, not to treat hypermagnesemia.

Protamine sulfate is used to reverse the effects of heparin, not to treat hypermagnesemia.

Acetylcysteine is used to treat acetaminophen overdose, not to treat hypermagnesemia.