Three weeks after being treated for strep throat, a patient comes into the clinic with signs of acute glomerulonephritis. Which symptom will the nurse most likely find upon assessment of this patient?
1. Periorbital edema
2. Hunger
3. Polyuria
4. Anuria
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Rationale 1: Salt and water retention increase extracellular fluid volume, which leads to hypertension and edema. The edema is primarily noted in the face, particularly around the eyes (periorbital edema).
Rationale 2: Hunger (polyphagia) is not a symptom typically associated with glomerulonephritis.
Rationale 3: Polyuria is not a symptom typically associated with glomerulonephritis.
Rationale 4: Oliguria, not anuria, is generally a presenting sign of glomerulonephritis.
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