Problem
Read the following case study and answer the questions for your live classroom grade.
M.L., age 56, woke up with acute flank pain which presented in waves. The pain was intense and caused her to pace the floor M and moan. Her husband drove her to the Emergency Department; her urine analysis indicated a small amount of blood. She also has slightly elevated white blood cells in her blood. When admitted, M.L. identified that her pain was a 9 out of 10. To manage the pain, the nurse administered ordered IV morphine. M.L., after admitted to a nursing unit passed several small Gra stones in her urine over the next few hours.
A. What condition is M.L. experiencing?
B. What caused the pain that made M.L. go to the Emergency Department?
C. What adverse effects could happen if the stone(s) completely block a ureter?
D. The doctor recommended that M.L. increase her fluid intake to 8-10 glasses of fluid each day - why?