A client has lost a significant amount of blood. The nurse realizes that the fluid compartment most effected with the blood loss will be:
1. intracellular.
2. interstitial.
3. intravascular.
4. transcellular.
3
Intravascular fluid is the fluid in the bloodstream. Intracellular fluid is the fluid inside each cell. Interstitial fluid is the fluid between cells. Transcellular fluid is the fluid outside all of the other fluid compartments, and it includes cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid, and fluid within the gastrointestinal tract.
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1. Left arm 2. Face 3. Legs 4. Feet 5. Trunk
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The nurse transcribes a new order for a daily diuretic on a patient diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The nurse will schedule this medication
a. in the morning. b. after lunch. c. with dinner. d. at bedtime.