A client has a urinary tract infection that is treated with an antibiotic. The medication has a tendency to cause crystalluria. Which nursing intervention may prevent this side effect?
a. Treating with urinary antispasmodics
b. Increasing oral fluid intake
c. Increasing intake of acid-ash fluids/foods
d. Maintaining urine specific gravity above 1.025
ANS: B
Increasing fluids decreases the amount of crystalluria.
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