A Client Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with High

question 3

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted to the emergency department with high blood pressure.The health care provider orders a diuretic and tells the client this medication will lower the blood pressure by decreasing intravascular fluid volume.What does this description address?
Select all that apply.

• A)The drug's mechanism of action
• B)The drug's pharmacologic classification
• C)How the drug produces its effects in the body
• D)The drug's therapeutic classification
• E)What condition is being treated by the drug

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