A client has been given the diagnosis of diffuse glomerulonephritis. They ask the nurse what diffuse means. The nurse responds:
A) Only some of the glomeruli are affected.
B) Only one segment of each glomerulus is involved.
C) That the mesangial cells are being affected.
D) All glomeruli and all parts of the glomeruli are involved.
Ans: D
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Glomerular changes can be diffuse, involving all glomeruli and all parts of the glomeruli; focal, meaning only some of the glomeruli are affected; segmental, involving only a certain segment of each glomerulus; and mesangial, affecting only mesangial cells.
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