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A client with heart failure asks, Why am I taking a 'water pill' when it's my heart that is having a problem? While educating the client about the Frank-Starling mechanism, which of the following explanations is most appropriate to share?
 
  A) You must be drinking way too many liquids. Your kidneys cannot filter all that you are drinking during the day.
  B) Since your heart is not pumping efficiently, the kidneys are getting less blood flow; therefore, the kidneys are holding on to sodium and water.
  C) Your heart muscle is overstretched, so it's not able to pump all the blood out. The prescribed 'water pills' help by decreasing your weight.
  D) Since your heart function is impaired, the lungs are not able to oxygenate the blood and your kidneys are wearing out.
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