A Patient Taking a Diuretic Is Assessed by the Nurse

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an erratic pulse and muscle weakness.What should the nurse suspect is deficient?

• A)Sodium
• B)Potassium
• C)Chloride
• D)Iron

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