Your patient is receiving her third continuous nebulizer of albuterol (15 mg/hr). Which potential complications should you be on the lookout for?
1. Hypokalemia
2. Cardiac arrhythmias
3. Hyperglycemia
4. Premature ventricular contractions
5. Tremor
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 5 only
c. 1, 2, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
ANS: D
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