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A nurse is caring for a patient with a history of hypertension. The client reports compliance with the prescribed thiazide medication but is complaining of generalized weakness and palpitations. The nurse should monitor the client for which potential complications of diuretics?

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Rationale: Thiazide diuretics promote potassium loss, increasing the risk of hypokalemia, which can lead to cardiac dysrhythmias, palpitations, and weakness.

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