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True or false: Dehydration occurs when water intake is sufficient to replace free water lost due to normal physiologic processes and other causes.
True or false: Dehydration occurs when water intake is sufficient to replace free water lost due to normal physiologic processes and other causes.
False (B)
True or false: Infants, older persons, bedridden patients, confused patients, and comatose patients are all at risk for dehydration.
True or false: Infants, older persons, bedridden patients, confused patients, and comatose patients are all at risk for dehydration.
True (A)
True or false: Sunken eyes and poor skin turgor are signs and symptoms of hypovolemia.
True or false: Sunken eyes and poor skin turgor are signs and symptoms of hypovolemia.
False (B)
True or false: Excessive sweating, vomiting, and diarrhea are causes of extracellular losses that can lead to hypovolemia.
True or false: Excessive sweating, vomiting, and diarrhea are causes of extracellular losses that can lead to hypovolemia.
True or false: Stage 2 hypovolemia is characterized by a systolic blood pressure that is maintained.
True or false: Stage 2 hypovolemia is characterized by a systolic blood pressure that is maintained.
True or false: A serum sodium level that is normal or high is a result of diagnostic tests for hypovolemia.
True or false: A serum sodium level that is normal or high is a result of diagnostic tests for hypovolemia.
True or false: The nursing interventions for dehydration and hypovolemia are the same.
True or false: The nursing interventions for dehydration and hypovolemia are the same.
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