A Patient with Heart Failure Asks Why Two Diuretic Drugs,furosemide

question 47

Multiple Choice

A patient with heart failure asks why two diuretic drugs,furosemide (Lasix) and spironolactone (Aldactone) ,have been prescribed.What is your best response?

• A) "Your prescriber wants you to lose fluids and that's why you are taking two diuretics."
• B) "Each of these diuretics works in a different way to decrease workload on your heart."
• C) "Using two diuretics will double the amount of fluid you lose to decrease the work your heart must do."
• D) "Let me contact your prescriber because patients usually do not take two diuretics at the same time."

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Definitions:

Discrimination

The unfair or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, often based on race, age, sex, or disability.

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Reinforcer

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