A patient with glomerulonephritis asks, "How could I have gotten this?" How should the nurse respond?
a. "Has anyone in your family had glomerulonephritis?"
b. "Have you had a sore throat or skin infection recently?"
c. "Glomerulonephritis almost always follows a bladder infection."
d. "Glomerulonephritis often results from having unprotected sex."
ANS: B
Glomerulonephritis can be caused by a variety of factors but is most commonly associated with a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus infection following a streptococcal infection of the throat or skin. A. Glomerulonephritis is not contracted from another person. C. D. Glomerulonephritis is not caused by a bladder infection or having unprotected sex.
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