If a patient's right kidney becomes blocked/obstructed, what will the nurse suspect will

happen in the patient's left kidney?

obligatory and compensatory growth

• A nurse assesses a patient with chronic renal failure for osteomalacia and spontaneous

bone fractures because:

of a vitamin D deficiency

• A patient has uremic frost. Which area is most important for the nurse to assess?

skin

• A nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the renal function is impaired to 25% of

normal functioning. Which term will the nurse use to describe this condition?

renal insufficiency

• Which principle should the nurse use to guide nursing care for a patient with an upper

urinary tract obstruction? A consequence of an upper urinary tract obstruction is:

Hydronephrosis

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• If a patient has acute renal failure or acute kidney injury, which primary assessment finding

will the nurse observe initially?

oliguria

• Which statement indicates the nurse has a good understanding of urinary tract infections and

pyelonephritis? A symptom that manifests with both urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis is:

painful urination

• A nurse is describing a glomerular disorder. Which disease is the nurse discussing?

nephrotic syndrome

• Which of the following patients is most at risk for the development of renal cell carcinoma?

a male obese patient