The Parent of a Toddler Diagnosed with Grade V Vesicoureteral

question 17

Multiple Choice

The parent of a toddler diagnosed with grade V vesicoureteral reflux asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner how the disease will be treated. What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?

• A) That long-term antibiotic prophylaxis will prevent scarring
• B) That surgery to correct the condition is possible
• C) that the child will most likely require kidney transplant
• D) that the condition will probably resolve spontaneously

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Definitions:

Antipsychotic Drugs

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Biological Explanations

Theories that attribute complex phenomena, such as behaviors and mental states, to biological factors like genetic, neurological, or physiological processes.

Mental Disorders

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