The nurse is assessing a patient and finds crackles in the lung bases and neck vein distention. The nurse gives the patient a diuretic. What electrolyte imbalance is the nurse most concerned about?
a. Potassium imbalance
b. Sodium imbalance
c. Calcium imbalance
d. Phosphate imbalance
ANS: A
Using a diuretic can cause excess excretion of potassium, unless it is a potassium-sparing diuretic. The other electrolytes are not excreted in the same way with diuretics.
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