A Patient Is Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a Closed

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with a closed head injury sustained in a motorcycle accident.The injury has caused severe damage to the posterior pituitary.Which of the following complications should the nurse anticipate?

• A) Dilutional hyponatremia
• B) Dehydration from polyuria
• C) Cardiac arrest from hyperkalemia
• D) Metabolic acidosis

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