A Patient with Hypovolemic Shock Has a Urinary Output of 15

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with hypovolemic shock has a urinary output of 15 ml/hr. The nurse understands that the compensatory physiologic mechanism that leads to altered urinary output is

• A) activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), causing vasodilation of the renal arteries.
• B) stimulation of cardiac b-adrenergic receptors, leading to increased cardiac output.
• C) release of aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which cause sodium and water retention.
• D) movement of interstitial fluid to the intravascular space, increasing renal blood flow.

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