How should the nurse explain to a patient in heart failure the mechanism of action of an aldosterone antagonist?
A) Reducing sodium and water retention
B) Filtering potassium out with the water in the renal tubules
C) Promoting the excretion of the urinary waste products urea and creatinine
D) Retaining calcium to improve the condition of blood vessels in the glomeruli
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