Question

Upon her visit to the primary care provider's office, a female client presents with 14 pounds of additional weight since her visit 3 weeks ago. Her lower extremities are quite swollen, and her facial features are puffy. The provider prescribes a diuretic and requests a follow-up visit in 3 days. Two days later, the client contacts the office and is so dyspneic that she is hard to understand over the phone. An ambulance is dispatched, and she is admitted to the hospital for rapid diuresing. Which diuretic will most likely be the initial drug of choice?

A. Loop diuretic
B. Thiazide
C. Potassium-sparing diuretic
D. Osmotic diuretic

Answer 1

A. Loop diuretic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henle, a portion of a nephrin which function is to create a concentration gradient in the medulla of the kidney.

Her 14 pounds of additional weight and her swollen lower extremities indicate that she is retaining liquids and a diuretic should be prescribed. Loop diuretics will help her to a decrease in interstitial hypertonicity and reduced water reabsorption.