A client has a urine output of 350 mL of urine over the last 24 hours. Which health problem should the nurse consider as causing this low output? Select all that apply
1. Pain
2. Trauma
3. Surgery
4. Hemorrhage
5. Elevated sodium
1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale 1: Conditions that can stimulate the secretion of ADH and lead to increased water retention by the kidneys includes pain.
Rationale 2: Conditions that can stimulate the secretion of ADH and lead to increased water retention by the kidneys includes trauma.
Rationale 3: Conditions that can stimulate the secretion of ADH and lead to increased water retention by the kidneys includes surgery.
Rationale 4: Conditions that can stimulate the secretion of ADH and lead to increased water retention by the kidneys includes hemorrhage.
Rationale 5: Aldosterone affects urine output however would not be excreted when the sodium level is elevated.
Global Rationale: Conditions that can stimulate the secretion of ADH and lead to increased water retention by the kidneys include pain, trauma, surgery, and hemorrhage. Aldosterone affects urine output however would not be excreted when the sodium level is elevated.
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