A 62-yr-old female patient has been hospitalized for 4 days with acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by dehydration. Which information will be most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
A) The creatinine level is 3.0 mg/dL.
B) Urine output over an 8-hour period is 2500 mL.
C) The blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level is 67 mg/dL.
D) The glomerular filtration rate is less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2.
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