A Patient on the Medical Unit Has a Documented History

A patient on the medical unit has a documented history of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) . What principle should guide the nurses care of this patient?

A) The disease is self-limiting and cysts usually resolve spontaneously in the fifth or sixth decade of life.
B) The patients disease is incurable and the nurses interventions will be supportive.
C) The patient will eventually require surgical removal of his or her renal cysts.
D) The patient is likely to respond favorably to lithotripsy treatment of the cysts.