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Why Should You Teach a Patient Who Is Prescribed a Thiazide

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Why should you teach a patient who is prescribed a thiazide diuretic to change positions slowly?


A) Moving rapidly from a standing position to a sitting position can raise blood pressure and increase the patient's risk for a stroke.
B) Moving rapidly from a standing position to a sitting position can cause excess body fluids to collect in the feet and ankles increasing the patient's risk for edema.
C) Moving rapidly from a sitting position to a standing position can put pressure on the bladder and increase the patient's risk for incontinence.
D) Moving rapidly from a sitting position to a standing position can cause blood pressure to drop and increase the patient's risk for falling.

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