The nurse explains that polycystic kidney disease ultimately results in
a. acute renal failure.
b. chronic renal failure.
c. glomerulonephritis.
d. pyelonephritis.
B
Polycystic disease ultimately results in chronic renal failure.
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A) Playing an electronic handheld game B) Dressing in the mother's coat to play house C) Turning out the lights to play hide and seek D) Planting flower bulbs that can be watched growing next spring
Convert 8 pounds, 8 ounces to an equivalent amount in kilograms
1. 17.6 kilograms 2. 4 kilograms 3. 3.86 kilograms 4. 18.7 kilograms
Which patient with a urinary tract infection will require hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics?
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