Question

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing fluid volume excess. The nurse would anticipate which of the following clinical manifestation? Select all that apply

a) increased urine output
b) Crackles in the lungs
c) Weight loss
d) Pitting edema
e) Flat neck veins
f) elevated blood pressure

Answer 1

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing fluid volume excess. so, the nurse can anticipate

a) increased urine output (Because kidney will try to excrete the extra fluid from the body)

b) Crackles in the lungs (Excess Fluid enters to alveoli and cause crackle sound and difficulty in breathing called pulmonary edema)

d) Pitting edema (Fluid overload cause fluid build-up in various body parts)

f) elevated blood pressure (Hypertension is a common effect of Hypervolemia, it's due to excess fluid in bloodstream)