A patient prescribed spironolactone is demonstrating ECG changes and complaining of muscle weakness. Of which electrolyte imbalance is this patient demonstrating signs?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypercalcemia
C. Hypokalemia
D. Hypocalcemia
Answer: A
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A person becomes sexually aroused by dressing in the clothes of the other sex. The person is a:
a. Homosexual b. Lesbian or gay man c. Transsexual d. Transvestite
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