A patient is sent from the physician's office for assessment because of too little amniotic fluid. The nurse is aware that oligohydramnios can result in
a. Excessive fetal urine secretion
b. Newborn respiratory distress
c. Central nervous system abnormality
d. Gastrointestinal blockage
B
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A Oligohydramnios may be caused by a decreased in urine secretion.
B Because an abnormally small amount of amniotic fluid restricts normal lung
development, the infant may have inadequate respiratory function after birth,
when the placenta no longer performs respiratory function.
C Excessive amniotic fluid production may occur when the fetus has a central
nervous system abnormality.
D Excessive amniotic fluid production may occur when the gastrointestinal tract
prevents normal ingestion of amniotic fluid.
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