A patient with a history of poorly controlled type 1 diabetes has begun displaying the characteristic signs and symptoms of diabetic nephropathy. The patient's nurse recognizes that the patient is at risk of disruptions to fluid balance
What role do the kidneys play in the maintenance of normal fluid balance?
A) Secreting or withholding antidiuretic hormone in response to extracellular fluid volume
B) Selectively retaining needed substances and excreting waste products
C) Synthesizing and releasing angiotensin in cases of fluid volume deficit
D) Maintaining the correct concentration of H+ ions in the blood
B
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The nurse most effectively addresses the protection of a terminally ill, incontinent client's skin from irritation and breakdown by:
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a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
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A. moved two places to the right. B. moved one place to the left. C. dropped. D. moved two places to the left.