A patient in the ICU has a serum sodium of 118 mEq/L and is symptomatic with seizures. The ACNP should correct sodium at a rate no faster than:
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A
1-2 mEq/L per hour until seizures stop, then 6-8 mEq/L per day total
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B
20 mEq/L in the first hour
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C
0.5 mEq/L per hour regardless of symptoms
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D
10 mEq/L per hour for the first 4 hours