A patient who had having a kidney removed for living organ donation is 1 hour postoperative and is clammy and pale. The nurse is aware that the patient is exhibiting symptoms of which of the following?
A) Urinary retention
B) Shock
C) Increased blood pressure
D) Normal symptoms of anesthetic administration
Ans: B
Feedback: Because the kidney is a highly vascular organ, hemorrhage and shock are the chief complications of renal surgery. Fluid and blood component replacement is frequently necessary in the immediate postoperative period to treat intraoperative blood loss.
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