Which of the following clients is most likely to be in positive nitrogen balance? A client:

A) Who is receiving treatment for sepsis
B) Whose diagnosis of pneumonia is causing a fever
C) Who has been admitted to the hospital in early labor
D) Who sustained extensive burns in a recent industrial accident


Ans: C
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Pregnancy is associated with a positive nitrogen balance, whereas illness, fever, infection, and burns typically result in a negative nitrogen balance.

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