A Male Client Comes into the Emergency Department with a Serum

question 5

Multiple Choice

A male client comes into the emergency department with a serum creatinine of 2.2 mg/dL and a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) of 24 mL/dL.What question should the nurse ask first when taking this client's history?

• A) "Have you been taking any aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen recently?"
• B) "Do you have anyone in your family with renal failure?"
• C) "Have you had a diet that is low in protein recently?"
• D) "Has a relative had a kidney transplant lately?"

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