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Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Ruth Woodrow,Bruce Colbert ,David Smith

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285077888
book Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Ruth Woodrow,Bruce Colbert ,David Smith cover

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Ruth Woodrow,Bruce Colbert ,David Smith

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285077888
Exercise 19
Seventy-three-year old Jose Velasquez has started taking a loop diuretic to reduce his elevated blood pressure.
Question
The physician determines that Jose needs a potassium supplement but emphasizes that Jose should take the correct dose of K to avoid a potassium overdose. What is one symptom of K overdose
a. Hypokalemia
b. Shortness of breath
c. Urinary retention
d. Cardiac arrest
Explanation
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Hypokalemia is a condition which may occ...

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