A client is admitted to the emergency room and is found to have proteinuria, a low serum albumin, edema, and elevated blood lipids. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as those associated with _____.
A) rejection of a kidney transplant
B) acute kidney injury
C) nephrotic syndrome
D) kidney stones
E) renal colic

Question

A client is admitted to the emergency room and is found to have proteinuria, a low serum albumin, edema, and elevated blood lipids. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as those associated with _____.​
A) ​rejection of a kidney transplant
B) ​acute kidney injury
C) ​nephrotic syndrome
D) ​kidney stones
E) ​renal colic

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The symptoms of proteinuria, low serum albumin, edema, and elevated blood lipids are indicative of nephrotic syndrome, which is caused by damage to the glomeruli in the kidneys. Rejection of a kidney transplant would have different symptoms, acute kidney injury may present with different symptoms, and kidney stones or renal colic would not typically cause these symptoms.

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