suffers from hypertension. He was recently given a diuretic and after taking it for a couple of weeks noticed that he was feeling depressed and had some heart palpitations. He visited his physician who ordered a few tests. The results were: Sodium = 140 milliequivalents/L Potassium = 2.0 milliequivalents/L ECG = PVCs What is the most likely problem causing Carl's symptoms?
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