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Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (B)
Maritess was recently diagnosed with a genitourinary problem and is being examined in the emergency department. When palpating the her kidneys, the nurse should keep which anatomical fact in mind?
The kidneys lie between the 10th and 12th thoracic vertebrae.
The average kidney is approximately 5 cm (2?) long and 2 to 3 cm (¾” to 1-1/8?) wide.
The kidneys are situated just above the adrenal glands.
The left kidney usually is slightly higher than the right one.
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The left kidney usually is slightly higher than the right one.
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