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The client has been ordered to be treated with Losartan potassium. What effect should the nurse expect to see in the client's laboratory values?
 
  a. Decreased liver enzymes
  b. Increased BUN and creatinine
  c. Decreased serum glucose
  d. Increased calcium

Question 2

The nurse is designing a client teaching session for a hypertensive client who has just been placed on antihypertensive medication. He tells the nurse that he typically drinks two glasses of wine each night.
 
  The best reply by the nurse is Alcohol should not be taken with antihypertensives because the combination may:
  a. increase the hypertensive state.
  b. increase the hypotensive state.
  c. lead to renal failure.
  d. lead to a toxic level of the medication.


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ApricotDream

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Losartan potassium is expected to cause an increase in the client's BUN and creatinine levels.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Both antihypertensives and alcohol decrease BP and may potentiate each other.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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