The nurse is reviewing the chart of an older adult client with acute renal failure. Which assessment finding is most likely?
1. Excoriated areas on the skin
2. Muscle weakness and cramping
3. +3 edema in the lower extremities
4. Weight loss of 13 pounds in a mont
3. +3 edema in the lower extremities
Explanation: 1. Skin excoriation may be attributed to pruritis that is associated with chronic renal failure.
2. Muscle weakness and cramping are symptoms associated with hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia occurs in older clients with chronic renal failure.
3. Dependent edema occurs in the older client with acute renal failure.
4. Weight loss of 1 pound per day is expected in an older adult with acute renal failure.
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