The nurse explains to the nursing student that one mechanism for the diaphoresis and diuresis experienced during the early postpartum period is which of the following?

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Within 12 hours of birth,women begin to lose the excess tissue fluid that has accumulated during pregnancy.One mechanism for reducing these retained fluids is the profuse diaphoresis that often occurs,especially at night,for the first 2 or 3 days after childbirth.Postpartal diuresis is another mechanism by which the body rids itself of excess fluid.An elevated temperature causes chills and may cause dehydration,not diaphoresis and diuresis.Diaphoresis and diuresis are not caused by an increase in the basal metabolic rate.Postpartal diuresis may be caused by the removal of increased venous pressure in the lower extremities.

The Nurse Explains to the Nursing Student That One Mechanism