The nurse is teaching a class about renal health to a group at a senior center. An elderly white gentleman asks the nurse if renal stones are likely for him. The nurse responds knowing which of the following?
1. Most men affected are young or middle adulthood.
2. Women are affected more than men.
3. Frequency is greater in the northern states of America.
4. The elderly are particularly at risk for urolithiasis.
1. Most men affected are young or middle adulthood.
Rationale:
Men who are in young to middle adulthood are affected two to three times more than women of that age. The frequency of the occurrence of renal stones is greatest in the southern and midwestern states of America.
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