The nurse is providing care for a patient who is in shock after massive blood loss from a workplace injury
The nurse recognizes that many of the findings from the most recent assessment are due to compensatory mechanisms. What is a compensatory mechanism to increase cardiac output during hypovolemic states?
A) Third spacing of fluid
B) Dysrhythmias
C) Tachycardia
D) Gastric hypermotility
Ans: C
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Tachycardia is a primary compensatory mechanism to increase cardiac output during hypovolemic states. The third spacing of fluid takes fluid out of the vascular space. Gastric hypermotility and dysrhythmias would not increase cardiac output and are not considered to be compensatory mechanisms.
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