[Solved]: A patient with diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, and…

A patient with diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, and a massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleed is NPO, has a nasogastric (NG) tube, and has received multiple units of packed red blood cells. The patient’s morning potassium level is . Which rationale would the nurse use to explain the morning’s potassium level? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. The elevated potassium level may be due to high blood glucose levels produced when the body experiences physical stress. The potassium level increase may be related to decreased renal perfusion associated with the fluid volume deficit. The patient may be excreting extra sodium and retaining potassium because of malnutrition. The transfusion of multiple units of stored hemolyzed blood may have increased the patient’s potassium level. The patient, who has been NPO and has an NG tube in place, is most likely experiencing metabolic alkalosis.