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123654777 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

If blood pressure decreases, the kidneys produce ________.

A) concentrated urine with less water in it
B) dilute urine with more water in it
C) urine with blood in it
D) electrolytes

Question 2

The first stool of the newborn is a greenish-black waste called ________.

A) colostrum
B) meconium
C) lochia
D) molding

nicoleclaire22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) Dilute urine (with more water in it) would decrease blood pressure even more.
C) The kidneys do not produce urine with blood in it to increase blood pressure.
D) The kidneys do not produce electrolytes.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) Colostrum is the first breast milk of the mother, not the first stool of the newborn.
B) Correct Meconium contains mucus, bile, and skin cells swallowed and excreted by the fetus in the amniotic fluid.
C) Lochia is the mother's bloody discharge after delivery, not the first stool of the newborn.
D) Molding is shaping of the fetal head from the birth canal, not the first stool.