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Question 1 of 5

What is the most important regulator of the amount of sodium in the body?

Question 2 of 5

A patient with a longstanding diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder presents to the emergency room. The triage nurse notes upon assessment that the patient is hyperventilating. The triage nurse is aware that hyperventilation is the most common cause of which acid-base imbalance?

Question 3 of 5

The physician has ordered a peripheral IV to be inserted before the patient goes for computed tomography. What should the nurse do when selecting a site on the hand or arm for insertion of an IV catheter?

Question 4 of 5

What is the most abundant positive ion in blood plasma?

Question 5 of 5

What can cause dehydration?

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