The nurse is conducting an assessment on a school-age child with urosepsis. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect?
A) Fever with a positive blood culture
B) Proteinuria and edema
C) Oliguria and hypertension
D) Anemia and thrombocytopenia

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Symptoms of urosepsis include a febrile UTI coexisting with systemic signs of bacterial illness; blood culture reveals presence of urinary pathogen. Proteinuria and edema are symptoms of minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS). Oliguria and hypertension are symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis (AGN). Anemia and thrombocytopenia are symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

The Nurse Is Conducting an Assessment on a School-Age Child