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nadya68 [22]
4 years ago
5

A hypertensive patient is prescribed a loop diuretic such as Lasix without any supplements. One week later, the patient returns

to the clinic complaining of dizziness, weakness, and nausea. The most likely cause of the patient's worsening condition is the development of which of the following?
A. Metabolic acidosis
B. Hyponatremia
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Hypokalemia
E. Hypovolemia
Medicine
1 answer:
Pie4 years ago
6 0

Answer: B. Hyponatremia

Explanation:

Hyponatremia is a condition in which the sodium level becomes low in the blood. It may result due to the excess amount of fluid present in the body. This condition results in the failure of heart and kidney.

The loop diuretic like Lasix consists of Furosemide that inhibits the reabsoprtion of the ions of sodium by the nephrons. Due to this the rise in the levels of sodium the condition called as Hyponatremia results.

The symptoms of hyponatremia includes the dizziness, nausea and weakness.

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