A health care provider has prescribed triamterene to a male client with renal disease. the client informs the nurse that he is taking potassium supplements to address some heart problems. the nurse would be alert for:

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Ben Welch

2 November, 03:46

A health care provider has prescribed triamterene to a male client with renal disease. the client informs the nurse that he is taking potassium supplements to address some heart problems. the nurse would be alert for:

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Benjamin Faulkner · Answer 1

If the patient is taking potassium supplements for his heart problem and the doctor has prescribed triamterene, the nurse should be alert for the increased risk of hyperkalemia or high potassium level in the blood.

Some signs of hyperkalemia includes nausea, slow or unusual heart rate, weakness, or loss of movement and in severe cases, it could result to kidney failure, muscle paralysis, liver disease, irregular heart rhythm, and cardiac arrest. With this, the doctor or pharmacist must be informed to prevent any undesirable outcome.