While examining a patient in the ICU, you note that she appears somewhat edematous and the nurse has indicated that the patient's urine output is "minimal." In what section of the medical record would you check to determine the patient's fluid balance (intake vs. output)?

A. physician orders
B. consent
C. lab results
D. nurses' notes and flowsheet

Ans: D. nurses' notes and flowsheet

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A) inhalation B) ingestion C) injection D) All of these answers are correct.

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