A client has a deficiency of aldosterone. Which assessment finding does the nurse correlate with this condition?
a. Increased urine output
b. Vasoconstriction
c. Blood glucose, 98 mg/dL
d. Serum sodium, 144 mEq/L
A
Aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid, maintains extracellular fluid volume. It promotes so-dium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidney tubules. A client with an al-dosterone deficiency will have increased urine output. Sodium and potassium levels are normal; in aldosterone deficiency, the client would have hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Vasoconstric-tion is not related.
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