A client sustains a brain injury. The client is being treated with desmopressin acetate. What would indicate a positive outcome from the medication?
a. Reduction in urine output
b. Increase in urine output
c. Decrease in reabsorption of water in the renal tubules
d. Elevation of the client's heart rate
ANS: A
The medication secretes the hormone to retain fluid, causing a reduction in urine output.
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