Which finding for a patient admitted with glomerulonephritis indicates to the nurse that treatment has been effective?
a. The patient denies pain with voiding.
b. The urine dipstick is negative for nitrites.
c. The antistreptolysin-O (ASO) titer is decreased.
d. The periorbital and peripheral edema is resolved.
ANS: D
Because edema is a common clinical manifestation of glomerulonephritis, resolution of the edema indicates that the prescribed therapies have been effective. Nitrites will be negative and the patient will not experience dysuria because the patient does not have a urinary tract infection. Antibodies to streptococcus will persist after a streptococcal infection.
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