A Patient Is Demonstrating Symptoms of Dehydration and Excessive Urination

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient is demonstrating symptoms of dehydration and excessive urination. The nurse realizes the patient might be experiencing an alteration in what hormone?

• A) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
• B) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
• C) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
• D) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Definitions:

Plain Bearings

Bearings that operate through sliding motion between the moving surfaces, without rollers or balls, used for simpler mechanisms.

Journal Bearings

Bearings that support a rotating shaft, where the shaft rotates within a lubricated sleeve or shell without rolling elements.

Tensile Strength

The maximum amount of tensile stress that a material can withstand before failure, an essential parameter in material selection and engineering design.

Hardness

A measure of a material's resistance to deformation, often assessed by indentation.