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A patient has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney. Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?
 
  a. Atrophy of the remaining kidney
  b. Compensatory hypertrophy of the remain-ing kidney
  c. Dysplasia in the remaining kidney
  d. Renal failure

Question 2

While planning care for a patient with renal calculi, the nurse remembers the most important fac-tor in renal calculus formation is:
 
  a. urine pH.
  b. body temperature.
  c. gender.
  d. serum mineral concentrations.


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katkat_flores

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The remaining kidney would hypertrophy to compensate for the increased workload of the loss of the affected kidney. Compensation for such a situation would not include atrophy or a change in cell structure of the remaining kidney. Renal failure would be avoided.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The most important factor in renal calculus formation is urine pH, not gender, although calculi form more often in men. Neither body temperature nor serum mineral concentrations are as im-portant as urine pH.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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