Exam 29: Diuretic Drugs

The nurse is teaching a patient about using hydrochlorothiazide.The nurse should ensure the patient knows to be cautious when taking which medication with hydrochlorothiazide?

Which is a true statement about carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs)?

The physician has ordered mannitol (Osmitrol)for a patient.How should this drug be administered?

Which statement is true of loop diuretics?

The manifestations of potassium deficiency include which condition?

When a patient is receiving diuretic therapy,what best reflects the patient's fluid volume status?

A patient in the neurological Critical Care Unit is being treated for cerebral edema.Which drug is the patient likely to be given to reduce intracranial pressure?

A patient is started on a diuretic for antihypertensive therapy.The nurse expects that a drug in which class is to be used initially?

A patient is being discharged home on a single daily dose of a diuretic.So that there will be no unnecessary disruptions to the patient's daily routine,the health care provider instructs the patient to take the dose at what time?

Patients who are placed on spironolactone (Aldactone)should be assessed continuously for which condition?

When assessing a patient who is receiving a loop diuretic,the nurse looks for the manifestations of potassium deficiency.Which symptoms are indicative of potassium deficiency? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with a new prescription for furosemide (Lasix)is being discharged.What should the nurse say to this patient concerning this new prescription?