A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with Complaints of Chills,severe

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of chills,severe flank pain,dysuria,and urinary frequency. The patient has a temperature of 102.9°F,a pulse of 92 beats per minute,respirations of 24 breaths per minute,and a blood pressure of 119/58 mm Hg. The nurse would be correct to suspect that the patient shows signs and symptoms of:

• A) acute cystitis.
• B) urinary tract infection.
• C) pyelonephritis.
• D) prostatitis.

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