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At 03:00, the lab calls with a critical potassium result of 6.8 mEq/L for Mr. O'Brien, a 75-year-old male admitted with acute kidney injury. He is currently asymptomatic but has a history of heart failure and is on lisinopril and spironolactone. You need to call the on-call provider immediately.
Identify yourself, the patient, and state this is an urgent call about a critical lab value.
Include the admission diagnosis, relevant medications, and recent lab trends.
Report the critical value, any symptoms the patient is showing, and related labs (BUN, creatinine, ECG if available).
Request specific orders for treatment and monitoring, and suggest interventions based on protocol.