The nurse cares for a client with diabetes recently diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy. Which findings does the nurse recognize are the result of the client's diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy? Select all that apply.
A) Leukocytosis
B) Glucosuria
C) Hyperfiltration
D) Proteinuria
E) Chronic kidney disease
C) Hyperfiltration
D) Proteinuria
E) Chronic kidney disease
Explanation: A) Leukocytosis, elevated white blood cell count, does not result from diabetic nephropathy.
B) Glucosuria, glucose present in the urine, may result from diabetes; however, this is not the result from diabetic nephropathy.
C) Diabetic nephropathy results in eventual hyperfiltration, proteinuria, and chronic kidney disease. Leukocytosis, elevated white blood cell count, does not result from diabetic nephropathy. Glucosuria, glucose present in the urine, may result from diabetes; however, this is not the result from diabetic nephropathy.
D) Diabetic nephropathy results in eventual hyperfiltration, proteinuria, and chronic kidney disease.
E) Diabetic nephropathy results in eventual hyperfiltration, proteinuria, and chronic kidney disease.
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