The nurse is caring for a patient with a neurological condition that causes constant severe thirst, drinking fluids continuously, and voiding 3 to 4 L of clear yellow urine daily. Which term will the nurse use in the record to describe this patient's urinary output?
A) Anuria
B) Oliguria
C) Polyuria
D) Enuresis

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Urinary output greater than 2500 mL/day is polyuria. Insufficient urine output is oliguria, whereas absence of urine is anuria. Enuresis is commonly known as "bedwetting" at night.

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