Excellent followup!

On 10/30/22 we had a ESRD patient coming to the dialysis unit for an marked decrease in their sodium level. A repeat lab was drawn at the beginning of dialysis to verify result and when the results were completed the sodium was unchanged but there was a critical change in this patient's potassium levels. Sarah Allen RN and Kim Crigger RN had Respiratory bring an IStat down to perform a lab at the bedside. The results were low.  If they had treated the critical high it would have been detrimental to the patient. This was a great catch!