Fluid Pressures/Movements (Starling's Law)
Fluid Pressures/Movements (Starling's Law) ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a client who has fluid overload. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Increased hematocrit is not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of dehydration. Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in the blood volume. When the blood volume decreases due to fluid loss, the hematocrit increases.
Decreased heart rate is not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of fluid deficit. When the blood volume increases due to fluid retention, the heart rate increases to maintain cardiac output.
Crackles in the lungs are a finding of fluid overload. Crackles are caused by fluid accumulation in the alveoli, which interferes with gas exchange and produces a crackling sound on auscultation.
Sunken eyeballs are not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of dehydration. Sunken eyeballs are caused by loss of subcutaneous fat and tissue turgor due to fluid loss. Some additional sentences are.
Choice A reason:
Increased hematocrit is not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of dehydration. Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in the blood volume. When the blood volume decreases due to fluid loss, the hematocrit increases.
Choice B reason:
Decreased heart rate is not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of fluid deficit. When the blood volume increases due to fluid retention, the heart rate increases to maintain cardiac output.
Choice C reason:
Crackles in the lungs are a finding of fluid overload. Crackles are caused by fluid accumulation in the alveoli, which interferes with gas exchange and produces a crackling sound on auscultation.
Choice D reason:
Sunken eyeballs are not a finding of fluid overload, but rather of dehydration. Sunken eyeballs are caused by loss of subcutaneous fat and tissue turgor due to fluid loss. Some additional sentences are.