When an 80-year-old patient who takes diuretics for management of hypertension informs the nurse she takes laxatives daily to promote bowel movements, the nurse assesses the patient for possible symptoms of
A) Hypocalcemia
B) Hypothyroidism
C) Hypoglycemia
D) Hypokalemia
Ans: D
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