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CMSRN Medical-Surgical Nursing

Category - Genitourinary

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The nurse caring for an adult client with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) knows that an early and commonly seen symptom of this disease process would be which of the following?

Steady, dull flank pain
Hypotension
Confusion
Sharp back pain

Explanation

Answer - A - A common early symptom of adult PKD is abdominal or flank pain, which is steady and dull or abrupt in onset. Other clinical manifestations include hematuria, UTI, and hypertension.

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