The nurse checks a patient's urine specific gravity and obtains 1.011. One hour later, the patient's...

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The nurse checks a patient's urine specific gravity and obtains 1.011. One hour later, the patient's urine specific gravity is 1.011. A third urine sample tested 4 hours later has the same result. The nurse knows which is true about the patient's kidneys: O A decline in function has occurred O Casts have injured the kidney O Their glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has improved More urine has been made A 20-year-old female patient reports cramping in the lower abdomen/suprapubic area that comes and goes. She also reports dysuria, polyuria with intense burning. The patient denies costovertebral angle (CVA) pain and has not had a recent fever. These signs and symptoms are describing: O Nephritic Syndrome O An intrarenal condition O Cystitis/urinary tract infection O Pyelonephritis The nurse checks a patient's urine specific gravity and obtains 1.011. One hour later, the patient's urine specific gravity is 1.011. A third urine sample tested 4 hours later has the same result. The nurse knows which is true about the patient's kidneys: O A decline in function has occurred O Casts have injured the kidney O Their glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has improved More urine has been made A 20-year-old female patient reports cramping in the lower abdomen/suprapubic area that comes and goes. She also reports dysuria, polyuria with intense burning. The patient denies costovertebral angle (CVA) pain and has not had a recent fever. These signs and symptoms are describing: O Nephritic Syndrome O An intrarenal condition O Cystitis/urinary tract infection O Pyelonephritis

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