Author Question: While assessing a client, the nurse learns that the client has been taking a thiazide diuretic at ... (Read 81 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

While assessing a client, the nurse learns that the client has been taking a thiazide diuretic at home, and sometimes takes double doses. A typical side effect of excessive doses of thiazide diuretics is signs and symptoms of:

1. nephrosis.
2. metabolic acidosis.
3. hypokalemia.
4. hypernatremia.

Question 2

An 88-year-old client is admitted with an extracellular fluid volume excess. On admission, he is frightened and exhibiting dyspnea. On assessment, the nurse would expect to identify:

1. a weak, thready pulse.
2. poor or sluggish skin turgor.
3. neck vein distention.
4. postural hypotension.