The nurse understands that the child with acute glomerulonephritis retains fluid and sodium. Because of retained sodium, much of the body's fluid becomes edema, which leads to:
a. Oliguria
b. Hematuria
c. Proteinuria
d. Anuria
A
When fluid is caught in the tissues by retained sodium, there is no fluid to be excreted as urine. This situation causes urine output to be scant (oliguria).
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