A 70-year-old female patient has kidney disease and increasing bilateral edema in her legs and feet. Her health care provider has placed her on a potassium-sparing diuretic. Based on this patient's history, which represents the diuretic action the patient
needs from her medication?
a.
The medication should increase reabsorption of sodium and potassium.
b.
The medication should decrease sodium transport and increase potassium levels.
c.
The medication should excrete water and sodium but save potassium.
d.
The medication should excrete potassium and save water and sodium.
ANS: C
Potassium-sparing diuretics increase the excretion of water and sodium but save potassium. These drugs are used for patients with kidney disease and in older adult patients with poor kidney function who have hypokalemia.
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