A patient is started on a diuretic for antihypertensive therapy. The nurse expects that a drug in which class is likely to be used initially?
a. Loop diuretics
b. Osmotic diuretics
c. Thiazide diuretics
d. Potassium-sparing diuretics
Question 2
A patient in the neurologic intensive care unit is being treated for cerebral edema. Which class of diuretic is used to reduce intracranial pressure?
a. Loop diuretics
b. Osmotic diuretics
c. Thiazide diuretics
d. Vasodilators