A client, diagnosed with renal calculi, is experiencing extreme pain. The nurse explains to the client that the cause of the pain is due to the:
1. stone scratching the kidney tissue.
2. stone scraping against the bladder.
3. buildup of pressure in the ureters.
4. spasms of the urethra.
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Pressure receptors in the ureters generate the extreme pain experienced during the passage of renal calculi. Pain associated with renal calculi is not caused by the stone scratching the kidney tissue or scraping against the bladder. The pain is not caused by urethral spasms.
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