A clinic patient is short of breath and has ankle edema. Today's weight is 8 pounds heavier that last week's weight. The nurse determines that the patient could have retained ______ pints of fluid
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
8
Rationale : Each pint of fluid weighs 1 pound.
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