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When performing a urinary assessment, if the nurse observes that the patient’s urine has a dark amber color, this may indicate?
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Dehydration
Rationale:
🟨 Dark amber urine is a classic sign of concentrated urine caused by dehydration.
🟨 When fluid intake is low, the kidneys conserve water, making urine darker and more concentrated.
🟨 Increased specific gravity is common when dehydrated.
🟨 Dehydration leads to reduced urine output and darker color due to high solute concentration.
🟨 This is a primary assessment clue in evaluating hydration status.
Infection
🟨 Infection usually causes cloudy, foul-smelling urine—not dark amber.
🟨 Color change alone does not confirm infection.
Hematuria
🟨 Hematuria causes red or pink urine, not dark amber.
🟨 Blood visibly alters urine color differently.
Glucosuria
🟨 Glucose in urine does not change the urine color to dark amber.
🟨 Glucosuria is detected via dipstick, not visual color change.
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- Domain: Health Assessment
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