While admitting a patient with acute kidney injury, the patient reports to the nurse that he has had no urinary output during the last 24 hours. Which of the following would the nurse record in the medical record?
A) The patient is anuric.
B) The patient is oliguric.
C) The patient is nonoliguric.
D) The patient has a normal GFR.
A) The patient is anuric.
Explanation: A) Terms describing reductions in urine output include anuric (no urine output), oliguric (urine output less than 400 milliliters in 24 hours), or nonoliguric (urine output greater than 400 milliliters in 24 hours).
B) Terms describing reductions in urine output include anuric (no urine output), oliguric (urine output less than 400 milliliters in 24 hours), or nonoliguric (urine output greater than 400 milliliters in 24 hours).
C) Terms describing reductions in urine output include anuric (no urine output), oliguric (urine output less than 400 milliliters in 24 hours), or nonoliguric (urine output greater than 400 milliliters in 24 hours).
D) Terms describing reductions in urine output include anuric (no urine output), oliguric (urine output less than 400 milliliters in 24 hours), or nonoliguric (urine output greater than 400 milliliters in 24 hours).
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