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The body conserves and reuses water as much as possible. Accurate intake and output records and daily weights are vital to caring for clients with fluid deficits and excesses. A client asks the nurse about what the normal intake and output should be for water. Based on her information, which would be the best answer to share with the client? {Ans: Intake = Metabolism 300 mL; Output Feces = 200 mL}The client has an order for IV fluids. Normal saline, an isotonic solution, is ordered. What is the best description the nurse can provide to a student nurse about isotonic solutions? {Ans: Contains the same osmotic pressure}A client asks the nurse how the fluid in the ankles keeps coming back. The nurse shares with the client the principal causes of edema. What principal causes should the nurse review with the client? 1. Obstruction of arterial blood or lymphatic return 2. Increased capillary permeability or increased capillary pressure 3. Immune reactions 4. External pressure from tight binders or casts {Ans: 2, 4}Arterial blood gases are measured in a laboratory test to determine the extent of compensation by the buffer system. There are major regulatory systems of body pH.