A nurse instructs an older adult client to increase intake of dietary potassium when the client is prescribed which classification of drugs?
A. Alpha antagonists
B. Beta blockers
C. Corticosteroids
D. High-ceiling (loop) diuretics
Ans: D. High-ceiling (loop) diuretics
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