The nurse records a patient's hourly urine output from an indwelling catheter as follows:
0700: 36 ml
0800: 45 ml
0900: 85 ml
1000: 62 ml
1100: 50 ml
1200: 48 ml
1300: 94 ml
1400: 78 ml
1500: 60 ml
The nurse can conclude that the patient's urine output should be described as which of the following?
1) Very low
2) Within normal limits
3) Very high
4) Inconclusive
ANS: 2
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