A patient who is immobile complains of severe pain in the right flank. The physician diagnoses the patient with renal calculi. This condition often results from
A) Increased serum calcium
B) Decreased serum calcium
C) Increased serum phosphorous
D) Decreased serum phosphorous
Ans: A
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A postpartum client is not going to breastfeed her newborn. What should the nurse include when teaching this client about breast care?
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