A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the healthcare facility with dehydration. The nurse knows that what most commonly occurs during dehydration?
A) Increase in sodium and electrolyte disturbance
B) Increase capillary permeability
C) Loss of proteins in the plasma of the blood
D) Obstruction of venous blood or lymphatic return
A
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There is an increase in sodium and electrolyte disturbance in a case of dehydration. Overhydration leads to increased capillary permeability, loss of proteins in the plasma of the blood body, and obstruction of venous blood or lymphatic return, which in turn cause edema.
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