A new mother is questioning the nurse about the newborn's urinary output, which is infrequent and scanty. The nurse recognizes this pattern as normal, and knows that contributing factors include which of the following?
A) The infant's glomerular filtration rate is high in comparison with the adult rate.
B) Full-term newborns are less able than are adults to concentrate urine because the tubules are short and narrow.
C) The ability to concentrate urine fully is developed at the age of 1 year.
D) Feeding practices can affect the osmolarity of the urine, but have limited effect on concentration of the urine.
E) The newborn kidney is limited in its dilutional capacity.
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