A patient who has a kidney stone lodged in the ureter questions why it must be removed. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. "If the stone is not promptly removed, you will continue to have blood in your urine."
b. "You may experience a condition known as hydronephrosis, which will result in increased pressure in your renal structures above the stone."
c. "Keeping the stone in your body may re-sult in a condition called glomeruloneph-ritis."
d. "You may experience scarring of the renal structures and a condition known as nephrotic syndrome may result."
B
An obstructed ureter will cause urinary reflux into the renal pelvis, causing hydronephrosis and, ultimately, destruction of the kidney.
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