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Question

A client with hepatic failure and hepatic encephalopathy is being cared for in an intensive care unit. The nurse would expect that a primary health care provider will order which medication to lower the serum ammonia levels?

  1. Lactulose (Chronulac)
  2. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
  3. Doxacurium (Nuromax)
  4. Phytonadione (vitamin K)