问题
单项选择题
An otherwise healthy adolescent has meningitis and is receiving IV and oral fluids. The nurse should monitor this client’s fluid intake because fluid overload may cause（）
A. cerebral edema.
B. dehydration.
C. heart failure.
D. hypovolemic shock.
答案
参考答案：A
解析：
Because of the inflammation of the meninges, the client is vulnerable to developing cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure. Fluid overload won’t cause dehydration. It would be unusual for an adolescent to develop heart failure unless the overhydration was extreme. Hypovolemic shock would occur with an extreme loss of fluid or blood.