A Client Presents with a Specific Type of Renal Calculi

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client presents with a specific type of renal calculi that is not widely prevalent. The nurse knows this client has been undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. Which is an associated characteristic of the type of renal calculi that is most likely to be present in this client?

• A)Urine supersaturated with cystine
• B)High purine levels in the bloodstream
• C)Alkaline pH of urine
• D)Pseudomonas infection in the urinary tract

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