A 45-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with a right renal calculi causing obstruction. What findings would the nurse expect to see visualized on an x-ray study of the right kidney?
A. Normal-sized kidneys bilaterally
B. An enlarged right kidney resulting from hydronephrosis
C. A shrunken, atrophied right kidney secondary to urinary obstruction
D. Dilation of the left kidney in response to obstruction on the right side
B
An obstruction caused by renal calculi often causes hydronephrosis. On x-ray film, the affected kidney appears enlarged as compared with the unaffected kidney.
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