The ++ Operator

question 40

Multiple Choice

The ++ operator

• A) is a unary operator.
• B) adds one to the value of its operand.
• C) can operate in prefix or postfix mode.
• D) All of the above.
• E) Both B and C, but not A.

Recognize the clinical manifestations associated with chronic renal failure and acute glomerulonephritis.

Identify major complications associated with chronic renal failure.

Understand dietary modifications necessary for children with acute glomerulonephritis and chronic renal failure.

Interpret urinalysis results in the context of dehydration and urinary tract infection.

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Definitions:

Lithotripsy

A medical procedure that uses shock waves or a laser to break down stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter to allow them to be passed in the urine.

-Tripsy

A suffix used in medical terminology to denote the crushing of a stone or calculus.

Calculus

A branch of mathematics dealing with the study of change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.

Sediment

Particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid; in medicine, it may refer to the solid material that settles at the bottom of a urine sample.