After a transurethral prostatectomy a patient returns to his room with a triple-lumen indwelling catheter and continuous bladder irrigation. The irrigation is normal saline at 150 mL/hr. The nurse empties the drainage bag for a total of 2520 mL after an 8-hour period. How much of the total is urine output?
A. 1230 mL
B. 1320 mL
C. 1310 mL
D. 1032 mL
Ans: B. 1320 mL
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