The client is prescribed bumetanide 5 mg by mouth once a day for hypertension and gentamycin 80 mg IV every eight hours for a severe upper respiratory infection. The nurse should monitor this client for:
a. hypochloremia. c. ototoxicity.
b. hypokalemia. d. decreased urinary output.
ANS: C
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A Incorrect: Although this can happen with bumetanide, this is not the appropriate answer related to both medications.
B Incorrect: Although this can happen with bumetanide, this is not the appropriate answer related to both medications.
C Correct: Both medications can cause ototoxicity.
D Incorrect: This is not an adverse effect of either medication.
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