A client is receiving furosemide (Lasix) to relieve edema. The nurse should monitor
the client for which response to the medication?
1
Retention of sodium ions
2
Negative nitrogen balance
Correct3
Excessive loss of potassium ions
4
Increase in the urine specific gravity
Furosemide is a potent diuretic used to provide rapid diuresis; it acts in the loop of Henle
and causes depletion of electrolytes, such as potassium and sodium. Furosemide inhibits the
reabsorption, not retention, of sodium. Furosemide does not affect protein metabolism. With
edema, the specific gravity of the fluid more likely will be low.
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,A routine urinalysis is prescribed for a client. What should the nurse do if the
specimen cannot be sent immediately to the laboratory?
, 1
Take no special action.
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Refrigerate the specimen.
3
Store it in the dirty utility room and send it later.
4
Discard the specimen and collect another specimen later.
Refrigeration retards the growth of bacteria and may preserve the specimen for several
hours. Growth of bacteria will alter the pH and the glucose and protein levels in the urine; it
must be refrigerated to retard growth. Discarding the specimen and collecting another
specimen later represents an unnecessary waste of time, effort, and money.
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A nurse is notified that the latest potassium level for a client in acute renal failure is
6.2 mEq. What action should the nurse take?
1
Alert the cardiac arrest team
2
Call the laboratory to repeat the test
Correct3
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