You are a student nurse being precepted in the ICU. You are caring for a client in the compensatory stage of shock who is hypovolemic. Which compensatory mechanism is most important in the reabsorption and retention of fluid in the body?
A) Activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
B) Secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine
C) Production of antidiuretic hormone and corticosteroid hormones
D) Release of catecholamines
C
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Thus, they play an active role in controlling sodium and water balance. Both ADH and corticosteroid hormones, then, promote fluid reabsorption and retention. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is a mechanism that restores blood pressure (BP) when circulating volume is diminished. The release of catecholamines stimulates secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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