Which foods should the home health nurse counsel hypokalemic patients to include in their diet?
a. Bananas, oranges, cantaloupe
b. Carrots, summer squash, green beans
c. Apples, pineapple, watermelon
d. Winter squash, cauliflower, lettuce
ANS: A
The use of most diuretics, with the exception of the potassium-sparing diuretics, requires adding daily potassium sources (e.g., baked potatoes, raw bananas, apricots, or navel oranges, cantaloupe, winter squash).
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