You are the nurse assigned to care for a child with acute glomerulonephritis. After receiving report and doing an initial assessment, you check the lab reports
You would not be surprised to find which of the following signs and symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of acute glomerulonephritis? a. pale yellow urine in copious amounts, low specific gravity, increased glomerular filtration rate
b. hypotension, dry skin, decreased serum sodium levels, and decreased potassium
c. hematuria, dependent edema, elevated serum sodium, diminished glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria
d. ketone bodies in the urine, diminished serum sodium, orthostatic hypotension
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A Incorrect. The following signs and symptoms are not consistent with acute glomerulonephritis: the color of the urine will be not be pale yellow, urine output is lower, the specific gravity is higher, the glomerular filtration rate is decreased.
B Incorrect. The following signs and symptoms are not consistent with acute glomerulonephritis: hypotension, decreased serum sodium levels and decreased potassium.
C Correct. The clinical manifestations of acute glomerulonephritis are hematuria, dependent and periorbital edema, diminished urinary output, proteinuria, hypertension, fatigue, diminished glomerular filtration rate, elevated serum sodium levels, and elevated potassium.
D Incorrect. The following signs and symptoms are not consistent with acute glomerulonephritis: ketone bodies in the urine, decreased serum sodium, and hypertension, not orthostatic hypotension.
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