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jCorn1234 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client is diagnosed with an elevated aldosterone level. The nurse realizes that this finding will affect what aspect of urinary elimination?

1. Increased urine output.
2. Urinary incontinence.
3. Decreased urine output.
4. Urinary retention.

Question 2

A client has a spinal cord injury at the cervical spine area. The nurse realizes that this injury will affect which aspect of urinary elimination in the client?

1. Elimination of urine from the bladder.
2. Kidney's ability to absorb solutes.
3. Ureteral function.
4. Urethra function.

jasonq · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Elevated aldosterone levels will not increase the urine output.
Rationale 2: Elevated aldosterone levels do not cause urinary incontinence.
Rationale 3: When aldosterone is released from the adrenal cortex, sodium and water are reabsorbed in greater quantities, increasing the blood volume and decreasing urinary output.
Rationale 4: Elevated aldosterone levels do not cause urinary retention.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The bladder contains the detrusor muscle, which is responsible for expulsion of urine from the bladder. If the client has a cervical spine injury, muscle function will be affected below the level of the injury, resulting in an impaired ability to eliminate urine from the bladder.
Rationale 2: A cervical spine injury does not typically affect kidney function.
Rationale 3: A cervical spine injury does not typically affect ureteral function.
Rationale 4: A cervical spine injury does not typically affect urethra functioning.