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"you are caring for a patient admitted with heart failure." the morning laboratory results reveal a serum potassium level of 2.9 meq/l. which classification of medications should you withhold until consulting
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"you are caring for a patient admitted with heart failure." the morning laboratory results reveal a serum potassium level of 2.9 meq/l. which classification of medications should you withhold until consulting with the physician

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your answer would be: Loop diuretics. giving the patient this type of medication would only worsen the hypokalemia.
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