Practice Question
A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who takes furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic. The nurse should recommend which of the food is a great source of potassium?
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Correct Answer:
baked potato
Rationale:
🔹Furosemide, a loop diuretic, promotes the excretion of sodium, chloride, and potassium, putting clients at risk for hypokalemia, which can cause cardiac arrhythmias, muscle weakness, and fatigue.
🔹To counter this, clients should be encouraged to eat high-potassium foods.
🔹A baked potato is one of the richest natural sources of potassium, providing over 900 mg per medium-sized serving, making it an excellent dietary option for potassium replacement.
🔹Although carrots, cheese, and milk contain some potassium, they do not match the concentration found in potatoes.
🔹 Potassium-rich dietary intake is a key non-pharmacological strategy for preventing complications of loop diuretic therapy.
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing
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