A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has
complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The
nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in
which of the following circumstances?
a. Vomiting continues
b. Intrac...
d. To draw water into the vascular system to increase blood pressure
✓ ~~> 2. C. Mannitol promotes osmotic diuresis by increasing the
pressure gradient, drawing fluid from intracellular to intravascular
spaces. Although mannitol is used for all the reasons described, the
reduction of ICP in this client is a concern.
3. A client with subdural hematoma was given mannitol to decrease
intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following results would best show the
mannitol was effective?
a. Urine output increases
b. Pupils are 8 mm and nonreactive
c. Systolic blood pressure remains at 150 mm Hg
d. BUN and creatinine levels return to normal
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