A 54-year-old patient with a long history of alcohol use dis…
A 54-year-old patient with a long history of alcohol use disorder is admitted with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. The provider diagnoses Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Later in the shift, the nurse notes the patient has a distended abdomen and elevated serum ammonia levels. Which provider order should the nurse anticipate to address the elevated ammonia levels?