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A Patient Being Treated for a Severe Blood Loss Has

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A patient being treated for a severe blood loss has a blood pressure of 90/56 mm Hg and urine output of 10 mL over the last hour.Which physiological mechanism should the nurse recall is occurring in this patient?


Definitions:

Digastric

A muscle located under the jaw that acts in the process of opening the mouth and depressing the mandible.

Sternomastoid

A muscle in the side of the neck, extending from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone, involved in head and neck movement.

Teres Major

A muscle in the upper arm that assists in the rotation and adduction of the shoulder.

Serratus Ventralis

A muscle of the chest that helps in the movement of the scapula and supports respiration.

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