Patient with kidney disease presents with urine

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A patient with kidney disease presents with urine that has a fixed specific gravity of 1.010, regardless of fluid intake. The nurse practitioner suspects isosthenuria. What best defines isosthenuria, and why might the loss of papillae lead to this condition? Group of answer choices Isosthenuria is a normal urine concentration regardless of fluid intake, and loss of papillae does not affect this condition. Isosthenuria is a symptom of diabetes mellitus, and loss of papillae is unrelated to this condition. Isosthenuria is the inability to concentrate or dilute urine properly, and loss of papillae reduces the number of collecting ducts available for urine concentration. Isosthenuria is a condition of excessive urine concentration, and loss of papillae leads to increased concentrating ability.

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