The nurse is assessing a patient and finds crackles in the lung bases and neck vein distension.The nurse gives the patient a diuretic.What electrolyte imbalance is the nurse most concerned about?
A)Potassium imbalance.
B)Sodium imbalance.
C)Calcium imbalance.
D)Phosphate imbalance.

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Use of a diuretic can cause excess excretion of potassium,unless it is a potassium-sparing diuretic.The other electrolytes are not excreted in the same way with diuretics.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient and Finds Crackles in the Lung