A Client with ARF Is Allowed a Specific Amount of Fluid

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client with ARF is allowed a specific amount of fluid by mouth during 24 hours in order to

• A) compensate for insensible and measured fluid losses during the previous 24 hours.
• B) equal the expected urine output for the next 24 hours.
• C) prevent hyperkalemia, which could lead to serious cardiac dysrhythmia.
• D) prevent the development of complicating hypostatic pneumonia.

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