When assessing a patient for modifiable risk factors for chronic kidney disease, the nurse should ask which question?
A) "What is your age?"
B) "Do you use NSAIDs?"
C) "Were you born prematurely?"
D) "Do you have a family history of kidney disease?"
B) "Do you use NSAIDs?"
Explanation: A) Nonmodifiable risk factors for CKD include age, premature birth, heredity, and ethnicity.
B) Modifiable risk factors include hypertension, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, obesity, excessive protein and sodium intake, and exposure to nephrotoxic agents such as radiocontrast dyes. The GFR should be monitored in people who are administered nephrotoxic medications such as NSAIDs and calcineurin inhibitors.
C) Nonmodifiable risk factors for CKD include age, premature birth, heredity, and ethnicity.
D) Nonmodifiable risk factors for CKD include age, premature birth, heredity, and ethnicity.
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