A client who is immobile complains of severe pain in the right flank. The physician diagnoses the client with renal calculi. This condition often results from:
A) increased serum calcium.
B) decreased serum calcium.
C) increased serum phosphorous.
D) decreased serum phosphorous.
Ans: A
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Urinary stasis and an increased serum calcium level promote the formation of renal calculi.
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