A family member of a patient who has returned to the special unit after renal transplantation is alarmed by blood in the urine of the patient. What is the nurse's best explanation when explain-ing the reason for hematuria in this patient?
a. "It is related to the immunosuppressant drugs taken before transplantation."
b. "It is a normal postoperative expectation."
c. "It is caused by dye injected during sur-gery."
d. "It is caused by a small vessel that may be bleeding but will coagulate as urine flow increases."
B
Blood in the urine is an expected postoperative expectation and will gradually clear up.
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1. 15 T 2. 10 T 3. 8 T 4. 4 T
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