The nurse is administering a dose of a prescribed diuretic to an assigned client. The nurse should monitor the client for hypokalemia as a side effect of therapy if the client has been receiving which of the following medications?

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Bumetanide (Bumex) is a loop diuretic that can cause significant potassium loss, leading to hypokalemia. Spironolactone, Triamterene, and Amiloride are potassium-sparing diuretics, which generally do not cause hypokalemia.

The Nurse Is Administering a Dose of a Prescribed Diuretic