A 16-year-old girl is seen by her primary card provider because of her parents’ concern over her binge eating and their recent discovery that she engages in self-induced vomiting. Based on this information, you would expect the teenager’s laboratory tests to reveal a. low potassium levels b. high potassium levels c. low chloride levels d. high chloride level e. a & c

A 16-year-old girl is seen by her primary card provider because of her parents’ concern over her binge eating and their recent discovery that she engages in self-induced vomiting. Based on this information, you would expect the teenager’s laboratory tests to reveal a. low potassium levels b. high potassium levels c. low chloride levels d. high chloride level e. a & c

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions

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Publisher:WOODROW

Chapter15: Urinary System Drugs

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