A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone. Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this deficiency?
a. Increased urine output
b. Vasoconstriction
c. Blood glucose of 98 mg/dL
d. Serum sodium of 144 mEq/L
ANS: A
Aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid, maintains extracellular fluid volume. It promotes sodium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidney tubules. A client with an aldosterone deficiency will have increased urine output. Vasoconstriction is not related. These sodium and glucose levels are normal; in aldosterone deficiency, the client would have hyponatremia and hyperkalemia.
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