A patient is taking a thiazide diuretic and reports anorexia and fatigue. The nurse suspects which electrolyte imbalance in this patient?
a. Hypercalcemia
b. Hypocalcemia
c. Hyperkalemia
d. Hypokalemia
ANS: D
Thiazide diuretics cause the body to lose potassium. Patients who take thiazide diuretics should be monitored for hypokalemia.
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