A client is on a loop diuretic. What comorbidity would warrant close observation?
a. Diabetes
b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c. Peripheral vascular disease
d. Carcinoma of the breast
a. Diabetes
FEEDBACK:
a. Diabetes would be of concern because the diuretic causes changes with intracellular potassium. Hypokalemia inhibits insulin secretion leading to hyperglycemia.
b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not of special concern with the use of loop diuretics. .
c. Peripheral vascular disease is not of special concern with the use of loop diuretics. .
d. Carcinoma of the breast is not of special concern with the use of loop diuretics. .
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