The client is being treated with eplerenone (Inspra). The nurse recognizes that which laboratory value must be monitored most closely while the client is on this medication regimen?
a. Calcium
b. Potassium
c. Sodium
d. Magnesium
ANS: B
Inspra is contraindicated when serum potassium greater than 5.5 mEq/L.
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