A patient has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney. Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?
a. Atrophy of the remaining kidney
b. Compensatory hypertrophy of the remain-ing kidney
c. Dysplasia in the remaining kidney
d. Renal failure
ANS: B
The remaining kidney would hypertrophy to compensate for the increased workload of the loss of the affected kidney. Compensation for such a situation would not include atrophy or a change in cell structure of the remaining kidney. Renal failure would be avoided.
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