A physician orders mannitol (Osmitrol) for a client with a closed head injury. Which of the...

A physician orders mannitol (Osmitrol) for a client with a closed head injury. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as the desired response to this medication?

a). The blood pressure increases to 150/99 mmHg

b). Urinary output increases to 175 cc/hr

c). There is decrease in the level of activity

d). There is absense of fine tremors of the fingers

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It's c. Urinary output will be increased..bebecau mannitol is an osmotic diuretic which will reduce the raised intracranial pressure and drain the excess amount of fluid through kidneys as urinary output

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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