The parent of a 4-day-old infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the infant was diagnosed with hydronephrosis while in utero and asks what will be done. What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A) Renal function will be abnormal and will require lifetime treatment.
B) Spontaneous resolution often occurs within 6 months to a year of age.
C) The affected kidney will be non-functional but the other kidney will compensate.
D) The infant will eventually require renal transplantation for that kidney.
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