Maryville University NURS 612 Week 14- Digestive Alterations 1)Parietal pain is diffuse because nerve endings in abdominal organs are sparse and multi- segmented Chronic gastritis tends to occur in older adults and causes thinning and degeneration of the stomach wall

6. Individuals with chronic hepatitis C are at increased risk for chronic liver disease.
7. When the right kidney is obstructed, the nephrons in the left kidney increase in size to compensate.
8. An alkaline urinary pH significantly decreases the risk of calcium phosphate stone formation whereas acid urine decreases the risk of uric acid stones
9. Renal colic is the principal symptom of renal stones
10. A neurogenic bladder is a functional urinary tract obstruction caused by an interruption of the

nerve supply to the bladder.

11. Smoking is a risk factor for bladder and kidney cancers.
12. Two clinical manifestations of nephrotic syndrome include decreased glomerular permeability

and increased proximal tubule reabsorption.

13. Azotemia is associated with a decrease in serum urea levels