The antidiuretic hormone's (ADH) major action is to
A) concentrate urine.
B) constrict smooth muscles of arteries.
C) reabsorb electrolytes.
D) a and b are correct.
D
You might also like to view...
Prevention of acute respiratory complications in surgical patients is a nursing goal that involves which intervention?
a. Obtaining baseline pulmonary function tests for all preoperative patients. b. Teaching all preoperative patients how to use incentive spirometers and how to cough and deep breathe effectively. c. Obtaining baseline arterial blood gases for all preoperative patients over the age of 65. d. Keeping at-risk patients in an upright position during the postoperative course.
The family of a patient who experienced a stroke after CABG surgery asks the nurse what caused the stroke. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Stroke is usually caused by a blood clot that breaks loose and travels to the brain.". 2. "Stroke is usually caused by ruptured plaque inside the coronary artery.". 3. "Stroke is caused by heart failure.". 4. "No one knows what causes strokes.".
A patient tells the nurse that his eyes "aren't working right." When the nurse asks what the patient means, the patient states, "It is like one eye is moving faster than the other
" What test would be most appropriate for the nurse to use to assess this patient? A) Cover B) Kinetic confrontation C) Cardinal fields D) Static confrontation
A child who has symptoms of irritable mood and changes in sleep and appetite patterns lasting 3 weeks meets the criteria for which depressive disorder?
a. Major depressive disorder b. Dysthymic disorder c. Cyclothymic disorder d. Panic disorder