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If a patient who has had major abdominal surgery receives intravenous fluids equal to the blood volume lost during surgery would you expect urine volume to be greater or less than normal?
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∙ 13y ago
I would expect the urine output to tail off for a few hours due to the stress on the kidneys and the time it takes for the body to respond to the fluid.
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If a patient who has had major abdominal surgery receives intravenous fluids equal to the blood volume lost during surgery would you expect urine volume to be greater or less than why?
the patients normal urine amount, because all you're doing is replacing fluid lost.
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