The Patient Is Admitted with Complaints of General Malaise and Fatigue,along

question 45

Multiple Choice

The patient is admitted with complaints of general malaise and fatigue,along with a decreased urinary output.The patient's urinalysis shows coarse,muddy brown granular casts and hematuria.The nurse determines that the patient has:

• A) acute kidney injury from a prerenal condition.
• B) acute kidney injury from postrenal obstruction.
• C) intrarenal disease, probably acute tubular necrosis.
• D) a urinary tract infection.

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