A 5-year-old boy is admitted to the hospital with acute glomerulonephritis. In taking the child's history, what does the nurse recognize as the probable cause?
a. Recovery from German measles 2 months ago
b. Dysuria since the previous night
c. A history of allergy
d. A sore throat 2 weeks ago
ANS: D
Acute glomerulonephritis develops from 1 to 3 weeks after a streptococcal infection, which causes an allergic-type response that alters the effectiveness of the glomeruli.
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