A nurse is reviewing the diagnostic results of renal testing for an 80-year-old patient and notes that the patient's findings include a decreased size of the renal cortex, atherosclerosis of the renal arteries, and hypoosmolality of urine. Which of these explanations would be most appropriate for the nurse to give the patient?

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These changes are typically seen in the aging process and are not indicative of chronic or acute renal failure or a genetic renal disorder. The decreased size of the renal cortex can occur as a result of age-related atrophy, atherosclerosis of the renal arteries can occur with age and other risk factors, and hypoosmolality of urine is a normal finding in most elderly patients.

A Nurse Is Reviewing the Diagnostic Results of Renal Testing