The nurse is giving discharge instructions to a patient diagnosed with pyelonephritis. Which statement by the patient would indicate that learning has occurred?
1. "Pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidney.".
2. "Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the bladder.".
3. "Pyelonephritis is an infection of the lower urinary tract.".
4. "Pyelonephritis is a blockage in the tube from the kidney to the bladder.".
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Rationale 1: Pyelonephritis is an infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma, the functional unit of the kidney.
Rationale 2: Pyelonephritis is not an inflammation of the bladder.
Rationale 3: Pyelonephritis does not occur in the lower urinary tract or ureter.
Rationale 4: Pyelonephritis does not occur in the lower urinary tract or ureter.
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