What life-threatening side effect is associated with diuretic therapy?
a. Muscle weakness or leg cramps.
b. Excess thirst.
c. Low blood pressure.
d. Diarrhea, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.
a. Muscle weakness or leg cramps.
FEEDBACK:
a. Watch for signs of muscle weakness or leg cramps, which are signs of hypokalemia resulting from shifts in the intracellular potassium. Continued loss of potassium will lead to effects on the cardiac muscle, leading to cardiac arrhythmias.
b. This is expected.
c. Low blood pressure is a side effect but it is not life threatening.
d. This therapy is associated with diarrhea, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting but these are not life-threatening. .
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