A patient with kidney stones is scheduled for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The patient asks the nurse to explain what will be done. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Shock waves will break the stones in the kidney to the size of sand grains."
B) "The surgeon will make an incision in the kidney and remove the stones."
C) "A scope will be inserted into the kidney and the stones will be removed."
D) "The surgeon will make an incision and remove the kidney."
Ans: A
Feedback: ESWL is a noninvasive procedure used to break up stones in the calyx of the kidney. After the stones are fragmented to the size of grains of sand, the remnants of the stones are spontaneously voided.
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