The patient is scheduled to begin treatment with a calcium channel blocker. Before initiating treatment, the health care provider should plan to assess the patient's level of:
a. Calcium
b. Cardiac enzymes
c. Potassium
d. Creatinine
ANS: C
Hypokalemia increases the risk of arrhythmias, and thus potassium levels should be corrected before these drugs are used.
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Mann's study in 1959
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