H. L is a 65-year-old Caucasian male diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) 4 months ago. He just finished receiving his third of six chemotherapy courses 5 days ago. Yesterday morning, he was seen at his oncologist’s office for malaise, muscle weakness, and palpitations. He had splenomegaly on examination. A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showed metastatic disease in the liver and spleen. He is admitted to the hospital with progressive disease. The physician confirms a diagnosis of acute tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) and writes a number of orders for H. J.
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What major complication of TLS is H. J. at risk for and why?
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