A Client Is Found to Be Deficient in a Mineralocorticoid

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client is found to be deficient in a mineralocorticoid. The nurse assesses the client for manifestation of this deficiency by noting evidence of:

• A) hypotension.
• B) hypertension.
• C) bradycardia.
• D) edema.

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Definitions:

Liraglutide

A medication used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, which mimics an intestinal hormone that lowers blood sugar.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Other Specified Feeding Or Eating Disorder

Presentations of an eating disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment but do not meet the full diagnostic criteria for any of the eating disorders otherwise identified.

Diagnosable Psychiatric Disorder

A mental disorder that meets standardized criteria set forth in diagnostic manuals such as the DSM or ICD, making it officially recognizable by professionals.