A postoperative patient is diagnosed with fluid volume overload. Which assessment would the nurse attribute to this diagnosis?
A) The patient has poor skin turgor.
B) The patient has decreased urine output.
C) The patient reports sleeping on two pillows.
D) The patient's laboratory testing reveals concentrated hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
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