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Yi-Chen

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A seasoned nurse is caring for a client receiving intravenous fluid therapy for dehydration. The nurse knows that the osmolarity or tonicity of a fluid causes water to move to a different compartment.
 
  The nurse is caring for a client who weighs 40 kg. The osmolality of the body fluids for this client is between 11,000 and _____ milliosmoles.
  Standard Text: Round answer to the nearest whole number.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Question 2

A nurse is evaluating a client's serum osmolality. Which solute is not factored into this value?
 
  1. Sodium
  2. Urea
  3. Glucose
  4. Water


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 11,800
Rationale: The normal osmolality of body fluids ranges from 275 to 295 milliosmoles per kilogram (mOsm/kg).
Global Rationale: The normal osmolality of body fluids ranges from 275 to 295 milliosmoles per kilogram (mOsm/kg).

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: In most body fluids, three solutes determine the osmolality: sodium, glucose, and urea.
Rationale 2: In most body fluids, three solutes determine the osmolality: sodium, glucose, and urea.
Rationale 3: In most body fluids, three solutes determine the osmolality: sodium, glucose, and urea.
Rationale 4: Water is not a solute.
Global Rationale: Water is not a solute. In most body fluids, three solutes determine the osmolality: sodium, glucose, and urea.


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