The telemetry monitor for a patient who chronically abuses alcohol sounds and the provider requests a dose of magnesium. The nurse understands the patient has likely experienced which arrhythmia?
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A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of intractable epistaxis. Upon assessment, the nurse notes petechiae and ecchymosis covering the patient’s chest and arms. The patient is otherwise well. Laboratory results are normal with exception of the patient’s platelet count, which is abnormally low (29,000/microL). The nurse anticipates an order for which medication?
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