A 25-year-old female is diagnosed with urinary tract obstruction.While planning care,the nurse realizes that the patient is expected to have hydronephrosis and a decreased glomerular filtration rate caused by:
A) decreased renal blood flow.
B) decreased peritubular capillary pressure.
C) dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage.
D) stimulation of antidiuretic hormone.

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Hydronephrosis occurs due to dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage.
Hydronephrosis is not the result of decreased renal blood flow.
Hydronephrosis is not the result of decreased peritubular capillary pressure,but due to dilation of the renal pelvis.
Hydronephrosis occurs due to dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage,not to stimulation of the antidiuretic hormone.

A 25-Year-Old Female Is Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Obstruction