Med Surg-Chapter 16 Fluids and Electrolytes |61 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified

A nurse is caring fro a critically ill patient with a urinary retention catheter, Which hourly urine output should the nurse first alert the nurse that the primary health-care provider should be notified? 1. 20ml 2.30ml 3.60ml 4.120ml - ️️(2). The circulating blood volume purfuses the kidneys producing a glomerular filtrate to which varying amounts are either reabsorbed or excreted to maintain fluid balance. When a person's urinary output is only 30ml, it indicates a deficienet circulating fluid volume, inadequate renal perfusion, and or kidney disease. The HCP should be notified. A nurse is caring for a patient that has depended edema. Which pressure has caused the excess fluid in the interstitial compartment? 1. Oncotic pressure 2. Diffusion pressure 3. Hydrostatic pressure 4. Intraventricular pressure - ️️(3) Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure exerted by a fluid within a compartment, such as blood within the vessels. Hydrostatic pressure moves fluid from an area of greater pressure to an area of lower pressure. Hydrostatic pressure within the vessels of the body moves fluid from the intravascular compartment into the interstitial compartment. Interstitial fluid is extracelluar fluid that surrounds the cells.