question archive 28- The nurse assesses a client with cirrhosis and finds 4+ pitting edema of the feet and legs, and massive ascites
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28- The nurse assesses a client with cirrhosis and finds 4+ pitting edema of the feet and legs, and massive ascites. Which mechanism contributes to edema and cite in clients with cirrhosis?
a. Decreased renin-angiotensin response to an increase in renal blood flow.
b. Hyperaldosteronism causing an increased sodium reabsorption in renal tubules.
c. Hypoalbuminemia that results in a decreased colloidal oncotic pressure.
d. Decreased portacaval pressure with greater collateral circulation.
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