Which of following patients is at highest risk for fluid overload?

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1. 65 year old with diabetes, hypertension, and renal insuffiency

2. 45 y.o. with diabetes who is one day post op from bowel surgery

3. 25 y.o. with asthma exacerbation and pneumonia on IV anti-invectives

485 y.o with dementia living in a skilled nursing facility

disenchanted1

14 Posts

URGENT!!

Specializes in ED.

What are your thoughts?

NICU Guy, BSN, RN

4,161 Posts

Specializes in NICU.
URGENT!!

What do you think and we will help guide you.

We help you with homework, but do not do the homework without any effort from the student.

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

You go first OP!

Also, a fail to plan on your part does not equate an 'urgent' on our part.

disenchanted1

14 Posts

I think it is A as my first choice and B as my second

disenchanted1

14 Posts

I think its A

disenchanted1

14 Posts

I think its A because all those things would increase the volume

disenchanted1

14 Posts

I was taking a quiz. so its NOT a fail to plan. its over now but i would like to know it i got it right.

Wuzzie

5,116 Posts

I was taking a quiz. so its NOT a fail to plan. its over now but i would like to know it i got it right.

Like a quiz you got graded on???!!! Was searching for answers on the net even allowed?!:wideyed:

disenchanted1

14 Posts

yup it was open book and internet...........

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

So you know next time- this is an anonymous internet forum and the people who respond to your questions may be nurses. Or not. May be serial killers, evil trolls or YOUR INSTRUCTORS.

You just never know.

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