A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone.Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this deficiency?

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Aldosterone,the major mineralocorticoid,maintains extracellular fluid volume.It promotes sodium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidney tubules.A client with an aldosterone deficiency will have increased urine output.Vasoconstriction is not related.These sodium and glucose levels are normal; in aldosterone deficiency,the client would have hyponatremia and hyperkalemia.

A Nurse Cares for a Client with a Deficiency of Aldosterone.Which