A client is admitted to the healthcare facility with severe dehydration. Based on this information, what would the nurse anticipate as the best value of urinary specific gravity in such a case?
A) 1.005
B) 1.010
C) 1.020
D) 1.030
D
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A value of 1.030 indicates a high urinary specific gravity seen in either dehydration or in cases of fluid retention (e.g., edema).Urinary specific gravity of 1.005 is most likely for a client who is on a diuretic. A client who is on a diuretic voids large amounts of urine with a low urinary specific gravity of below 1.010 . Such values may also be seen in diabetes insipidus. A value of 1.010 or 1.020 suggests normal values for specific gravity of urine.
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