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Water is lost from the body through:

the lungs

the skin

the kidneys

all of the answers are correct

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A. the lungs: Water is lost through respiration as vapor.

B. the skin: Water is lost via perspiration and insensible loss.

C. the kidneys: The primary site of regulated fluid loss via urine.

D. all of the answers are correct: All of these contribute to daily fluid loss, making this the correct and most complete answer.

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Correct Answer is D

Explanation

A. antidiuretic hormone: ADH regulates water balance, not calcium.

B. calcitonin: Calcitonin lowers blood calcium levels by inhibiting bone resorption.

C. aldosterone: Aldosterone helps regulate sodium and potassium, not calcium.

D. parathyroid hormone: PTH increases serum calcium by stimulating bone resorption and increasing renal reabsorption of calcium.

A. increase fluid intake B. consume orange juice and bananas C. increase table salt intake D. avoid orange juice and bananas

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

A. Increase fluid intake: Although fluids are important, they do not directly correct potassium deficiency.

B. Consume orange juice and bananas: These are high in potassium and help replenish low potassium levels.

C. Increase table salt intake: Table salt increases sodium, not potassium.

D. Avoid orange juice and bananas: These should be consumed, not avoided, in hypokalemia.

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Water is lost from the body through:

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Body calcium levels are increased by:

Correct Answer is D

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A person with hypokalemia should be encouraged to:

Correct Answer is B

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A 7-year-old patient is admitted with vomiting and diarrhea of 3 days' duration. The patient is started on IV therapy. A sign that he is receiving too much or too rapid IV fluid, when compared with previous data would be:

Antidiuretic hormone:

Daily water intake and output (I & O) in the normal adult is approximately how many ml?

In addition to building bones and teeth, calcium is important also for the following activity:

A patient who is started on oral nourishment along with IV fluid has the following amounts entered on his I and O sheet: juice 120 ml, cereal 180 ml, tea 150 ml, urine 380 ml, IV fluid 1050 ml, and emesis 50 ml. His total oral intake was:

n addition to blood buffers, other body systems that work to keep the pH of the body within normal range are:

In diuretic therapy, the nurse should monitor the patient for this electrolyte imbalance:

A nurse is admitting a patient who has been experiencing vomiting and diarrhea for the last 3 days. the nurse knows that based on the patient's symptoms, the amount of ADH secreted would most likely.