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nmorano1 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A client is admitted to the healthcare facility with severe dehydration. Based on this information, what would the nurse anticipate as the best value of urinary specific gravity in such a case?

A) 1.005
B) 1.010
C) 1.020
D) 1.030

Question 2

A 30-year-old client with complaints of chronic wrist pain in his left arm along with
numbness and tingling sensation in the fingers is diagnosed with carpal tunnel
syndrome. What is true in a client with carpal tunnel syndrome?

A) The client exhibits increased symptoms during the day.
B) The client exhibits a positive Tinel's sign.
C) The client's grip is usually unaffected.
D) The client has an inflamed wrist joint.

Zebsrer · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
A value of 1.030 indicates a high urinary specific gravity seen in either dehydration or in cases of fluid retention (e.g., edema).Urinary specific gravity of 1.005 is most likely for a client who is on a diuretic. A client who is on a diuretic voids large amounts of urine with a low urinary specific gravity of below 1.010 . Such values may also be seen in diabetes insipidus. A value of 1.010 or 1.020 suggests normal values for specific gravity of urine.

Answer to Question 2

B