The physician asks you to monitor a client with stage II hypertension for signs of kidney damage.Which of the following would indicate kidney damage?

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Proteinuria, or the presence of protein in the urine, is a sign of kidney damage. Healthy kidneys typically do not allow a significant amount of protein to pass into the urine, so the presence of proteinuria can indicate that the kidneys' filtering system is damaged.

The Physician Asks You to Monitor a Client with Stage