A Patient Is Admitted with Renal Failure

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with renal failure.The patient's weight upon admission was 176 lb,and the next day it is 184 lb.What is the approximate amount of fluid retained with this weight gain?

• A) 800 mL
• B) 2200 mL
• C) 3600 mL
• D) 8000 mL

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable Period

The accounts receivable period is the average number of days it takes a company to collect payments owed by its customers.

Operating Cycle

The period of time between the acquisition of goods for production and the cash received from their sale.

Cash Cycle

The period between the outlay of cash for the purchase of inventory and the receipt of cash from accounts receivable, representing the time it takes for a company to turn its investments in inventory back into cash.

Receivables Factoring

The process of selling a business's accounts receivable to a third party at a discount to quickly generate cash.