A client presents with a specific type of renal calculi that is not widely prevalent. The nurse knows that this client has been undergoing chemotherapy as part of his or her treatment for cancer

Which is an associated characteristic of the type of renal calculi that is most likely to be present in this client?
1. Urine supersaturated with cystine
2. High purine levels in the bloodstream
3. Alkaline pH of urine
4. Pseudomonas infection in the urinary tract


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