A nurse assessing a client with a renal abscess would expect to find
A) bacteria in the urine.
B) high fever.
C) hypertension.
D) oliguria.

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Clients with a renal abscess typically have high fever and moderate to severe pain. Unlike that in clients with pyelonephritis, the urine is usually sterile because the abscess does not reach into the urinary collecting system.

A Nurse Assessing a Client with a Renal Abscess Would