The nurse completes which assessment in a client with acute glomerulonephritis and periorbital edema?
a. Auscultating breath sounds
b. Checking blood glucose levels
c. Measuring deep tendon reflexes
d. Testing urine for protein
A
Acute glomerular nephritis can cause sodium and water retention. When clients have edema, they may also have circulatory overload with pulmonary edema. The other assessments would not be related to this client's condition.
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True False