Which condition should cause the nurse to assess for high-output failure in a patient?

a. Metabolic alkalosis
b. Hypothyroidism
c. Hypovolemia
d. Anemia


ANS: D
Common causes of high-output failure include anemia, not metabolic alkalosis, not hypothyroid-ism, and not hypovolemia.

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