Anuria is a common symptom of:

Which question typically elicits the most valuable information from a patient complaining of flank pain?

The nurse would expect a patient with a ruptured bladder to exhibit which signs and symptoms:

Besides providing pain relief, which nursing action should be included in the plan of care for a patient who has sustained testicular trauma?

A patient with a ruptured bladder should also be assessed for:

The nurse should suspect renal trauma in any patient with:

A 24-year-old man is brought to the emergency department (ED), after having sustained blunt trauma to the left kidney during a boxing match. He is awake and alert. His chief complaint is flank tenderness. Urinalysis reveals microscopic hematuria. All other laboratory values are within normal limits. Vital signs are blood pressure 130/70 mmHg, pulse rate 76 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 20 breaths/minute. He is scheduled for transfer to the medical-surgical unit as soon as a bed is available. Which assessment findings indicate renal trauma:

A patient’s assessment findings reveal ecchymosis around the left flank area. This would best be interpreted as:

The nurse would expect a patient with ureteral trauma to be best managed by:

Which statement regarding the assessment or treatment of urethral trauma is true?

Which procedure would the nurse most likely expect to see used to confirm a diagnosis of renal calculi?

Which action should be the nurse’s priority when treating a patient with renal colic?

Which medication should be avoided if renal calculi are suspected?

Which of the following would not be commonly seen in a patient suffering from kidney stones?

If a kidney were partially obstructed by a calculus, the nurse would expect the patient’s urine output to: