While Preparing for a Rotation in the Intensive Care Unit

question 36

Multiple Choice

While preparing for a rotation in the intensive care unit, a student nurse is told in report that a patient is "third spacing." Which of the following symptoms does the student expect to see?

• A) Elevated body temperature
• B) Large amounts of dilute urine
• C) High blood pressure
• D) Swelling in the extremities

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial documents that combine the accounting records of a parent company and its subsidiaries, presenting the financial position as if they were a single entity.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to assess the profits earned by a company through its investment in another company, recognizing income or loss in proportion to its ownership share.

Consolidated Current Liabilities

The combined total of all short-term financial obligations and debts of a parent company and its subsidiaries, due within one year.

Excess Consideration

The amount paid by an acquiring company over and above the fair value of the net identifiable assets of the acquired company, often recorded as goodwill.