Which of the following is NOT a major kidney function?

Which of the following is a characteristic that needs to be noted and recorded when pulse rate is observed?

a. Rate b. Volume c. Rhythm d. All of the above

SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 78-year-old woman whose breathing is labored and audible. She is pale but conscious. Her son tells you that she went to the doctor that morning, was diagnosed with pneumonia, and has a prescription for antibiotics, but that a few hours later she appeared to take a turn for the worse.Pneumonia is caused by an infection causing an accumulation of pus in the lungs. This ________ and results in respiratory compromise.

A. prevents the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide B. is caused by bleeding in the chest cavity C. prevents hypercarbonia from reaching the brachioles D. is called pulmonary edema