Unconscious patients need regular mouth care to reduce the risk of
A. atrophy of the gums.
B. bad breath.
C. cavities.
D. pneumonia.
Answer: D
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a. gravity. c. cardiac sphincter suction. b. salivary fluids. d. peristalsis.
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a. massive diuresis, leading to hemoconcentration. b. dilutional hyponatremia, reducing sodium concentration to critically low levels. c. hypokalemia from massive diuresis. d. serum osmolality greater than 350 mOsm/kg.
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