A Patient Is Taking a Thiazide Diuretic and Reports Anorexia

question 6

Multiple Choice

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

---

Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Outstanding payments from customers for goods or services received from a company but not yet settled.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenue and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Liability Account

A type of financial account which represents a company's legal debts or obligations that arise during the course of business operations.

Expense Account

An account used in accounting to track expenditures related to the operation of a business, including costs for goods, services, and operational activities.