Which client is at greatest risk for a hydroureter?
A. 68-year-old man with chronic hypertension
B. 68-year-old woman with diabetic nephropathy
C. 28-year-old woman with frequent cystitis
D. 28-year-old man with frequent renal calculi
D
A hydroureter is most commonly caused by obstruction in the mid to upper portion of the urinary system. Large kidney stones (renal calculi) can block the flow of urine either in the renal pelvis or in the ureter. The kidney continues to make urine and the volume backs up into the kidney.
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