The nurse is triaging a client who presents to the urgent care clinic with symptoms of severe flank pain with spasms, nausea, vomiting, and oliguria. The client states that the pain was initially intermittent and radiated from the lower back to the lower quadrants of the abdomen. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

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A)Hydroureter is a complication that occurs when a renal calculus moves into the ureter and blocks and dilates the ureter. Symptoms include severe pain and spasms, nausea, vomiting, and diminished volume of urine. Hydroureter is a medical emergency that can lead to shock, infection, and subsequent impaired renal function; medical collaboration should be initiated immediately. All other options, while important to complete, would not be appropriate in an emergency situation.
B)Hydroureter is a complication that occurs when a renal calculus moves into the ureter and blocks and dilates the ureter. Symptoms include severe pain and spasms, nausea, vomiting, and diminished volume of urine. Hydroureter is a medical emergency that can lead to shock, infection, and subsequent impaired renal function; medical collaboration should be initiated immediately. All other options, while important to complete, would not be appropriate in an emergency situation.
C)Hydroureter is a complication that occurs when a renal calculus moves into the ureter and blocks and dilates the ureter. Symptoms include severe pain and spasms, nausea, vomiting, and diminished volume of urine. Hydroureter is a medical emergency that can lead to shock, infection, and subsequent impaired renal function; medical collaboration should be initiated immediately. All other options, while important to complete, would not be appropriate in an emergency situation.
D)Hydroureter is a complication that occurs when a renal calculus moves into the ureter and blocks and dilates the ureter. Symptoms include severe pain and spasms, nausea, vomiting, and diminished volume of urine. Hydroureter is a medical emergency that can lead to shock, infection, and subsequent impaired renal function; medical collaboration should be initiated immediately. All other options, while important to complete, would not be appropriate in an emergency situation.

The Nurse Is Triaging a Client Who Presents to the Urgent