A Patient with a History of Hypertension Is Diagnosed with Chronic

A patient with a history of hypertension is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. When the patient asks the nurse how this occurred, which response by the nurse is the best?

A) "Thickening of the kidney structures and gradual death of nephrons has caused this diagnosis."
B) "Cysts compress renal tissue, which destroy the kidneys, causing this diagnosis."
C) "High blood pressure reduces renal blood flow and harms the kidney tissue, causing this diagnosis."
D) "Immune complexes form in the kidney tissue and produce inflammation, causing this diagnosis."