Author Question: A patient with a history of type 1 diabetes is being assessed for possible diabetic nephropathy, and ... (Read 77 times)

tfester · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A patient with a history of type 1 diabetes is being assessed for possible diabetic nephropathy, and a component of the ordered diagnostic evaluation is a urinalysis.

This patient's ability to concentrate urine would be reflected in what component of urinalysis?
A) Osmolality
B) Red blood cells
C) Glucose
D) White blood cells

Question 2

The nurse has paged a hospital patient's primary care provider because the patient's urine output over the past 12 hours is approximately 140 mL. The nurse would recognize that this patient is experiencing what health problem?

A) Enuresis
B) Polyuria
C) Dysuria
D) Oliguria