The nurse caring for a patient with Crohn disease will closely monitor the urinary output to ensure that the patient is excreting at least _______mL/day

ANS:


1500

The output of 1500 mL a day indicates good kidney perfusion. The disease allows such dramatic fluid loss that a constant watch on I&O is a major nursing intervention.

Nursing

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A) True B) False

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