You Are Caring for a Client in the Compensation Stage

question 4

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a client in the compensation stage of shock. You know that one of the body's mechanisms of compensation in this stage of shock is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. What does this system do?

• A) Decreases peripheral blood flow
• B) Increases catacholamine secretion
• C) Increases the production of antidiuretic hormone
• D) Restores blood pressure

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