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A female client is prescribed a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to manage glaucoma. The nurse stresses the importance of reporting which change in health status to the primary health care provider immediately?

A client has been diagnosed with renal failure and is surprised to learn of the large volume of blood that is filtered by the kidneys. The client asks, “If that much blood gets filtered, why don’t people produce more urine?” In response, the nurse should describe what phenomenon?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with renal failure, and the client’s regulation of vitamin D has been disrupted. When gauging the degree of vitamin D disruption, which assessment data should the nurse assess?

The nurse is explaining the kidney’s role in acid–base balance to a client. What function does the nurse state the kidney performs to assist in maintaining acid–base balance within the necessary normal range?

The nurse is caring for a client whose renal disease is known to be affecting the countercurrent mechanism in the client’s medullary nephrons. What assessment finding would best corroborate this?

Harry decides that Marla is lying because she seems so nervous. In reality, Marla is telling the truth and is nervous because she has a big presentation in her next class. That Harry thinks she is lying is an example of the:

Which of the following dietary recommendations is most appropriate for a patient with calcium oxalate kidney stones?

A patient presents with suspected post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate in the patient’s history?

Which pathophysiologic mechanism explains the hypertension observed in chronic renal failure?

A patient with polycystic kidney disease reports dull flank pain and a recent increase in abdominal girth. What is the nurse’s priority assessment?