The nurse caring for a child with nephrotic syndrome is alert to which classic symptoms of this disorder? (Select all that apply.)
a. Proteinuria
b. Grossly bloody urine
c. Hyperalbuminemia
d. Fatigue
e. Generalized edema
ANS: A, B, D, E
All options listed are those of nephrotic syndrome with the exception of hyperalbuminemia. The nephrotic child has hypoalbuminemia, as most of the protein has been spilled in the urine.
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