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The document contains a 5 question assignment on the renal system. Question 1 asks about the risk of administering furosemide too fast, with the answer being transient hearing loss. Question 2 asks about foods to avoid while on spironolactone, with the answer being foods high in potassium. Question 3 concerns the nurse monitoring a patient on spironolactone who received blood, focusing on their potassium level. Question 4 inquires about the most likely diuretic a glaucoma patient would be prescribed, being a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Question 5 addresses crystals seen in a mannitol ampule, with the correct action being to return it to the pharmacy.

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The document contains a 5 question assignment on the renal system. Question 1 asks about the risk of administering furosemide too fast, with the answer being transient hearing loss. Question 2 asks about foods to avoid while on spironolactone, with the answer being foods high in potassium. Question 3 concerns the nurse monitoring a patient on spironolactone who received blood, focusing on their potassium level. Question 4 inquires about the most likely diuretic a glaucoma patient would be prescribed, being a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Question 5 addresses crystals seen in a mannitol ampule, with the correct action being to return it to the pharmacy.

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ASSIGNMENT: RENAL SYSTEM

1. Administering furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic, too fast IVP could result in which of the
following?
a. hypertension
b. permanent hearing loss
c. transient hearing loss
d. hyperkalemia

2. While on a potassium sparing diuretic – spironolactone (Aldactone) – a client should be


instructed to avoid which foods?
a. bananas, meat, peanut butter
b. fish, red beans, bread
c. carrots, green beans, apple juice
d. tomato juice, potatoes, beets

3. When a client received a daily Aldactone and 3 units of packed red blood cells (RBC), the
nurse would be most concerned with which of the following?
a. potassium level of 2.3 mEq/L
b. magnesium level of 1.5 mEq/L
c. sodium level of 145 mEq/L
d. potassium level of 5.8 mEq/L

4. A client, age 39, is diagnosed with glaucoma and can no longer drive his eighteen wheeler.
His physician would most likely place him on which of the following diuretics?
a. Thiazide: hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril)
b. Loop: bumetanide (Bumex)
c. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor: acetazolamide (Diamox)
d. Potassium sparing: spironolactone (Aldactone)

5. When preparing to give mannitol (Osmotrol), the nurse notices crystals in the ampule. The
nurse should
a. return the ampule to the pharmacy
b. hold the ampule under cold tap water
c. hold the ampule under warm tap water
d. shake vigorously

ASSIGNMENT: RENAL SYSTEM 1. Administering furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic, too fast IVP could result in which of the

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