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anjilletteb

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A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone. Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this deficiency?
 
  a. Increased urine output
  b. Vasoconstriction
  c. Blood glucose of 98 mg/dL
  d. Serum sodium of 144 mEq/L

Question 2

A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a drug that blocks a hormone's receptor site. Which therapeutic effect should the nurse expect?
 
  a. Greater hormone metabolism
  b. Decreased hormone activity
  c. Increased hormone activity
  d. Unchanged hormone response


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid, maintains extracellular fluid volume. It promotes sodium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidney tubules. A client with an aldosterone deficiency will have increased urine output. Vasoconstriction is not related. These sodium and glucose levels are normal; in aldosterone deficiency, the client would have hyponatremia and hyperkalemia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Hormones cause activity in the target tissues by binding with their specific cellular receptor sites, thereby changing the activity of the cell. When receptor sites are occupied by other substances that block hormone binding, the cell's response is the same as when the level of the hormone is decreased.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
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