You are a student nurse being precepted in the ICU. You are caring for a client in the compensatory stage of shock who is hypovolemic. Which compensatory mechanism is most important in the re absorption and retention of fluid in the body?

You are a student nurse being precepted in the ICU. You are caring for a client in the compensatory stage of shock who is hypovolemic. Which compensatory mechanism is most important in the re absorption and retention of fluid in the body?



a) Release of catecholamines

b) Production of antidiuretic hormone and corticosteroid hormones

c) Activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

d) Secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine



Answer: B


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