Problem: Your next patient, Mrs. Smith, an African-American woman who is 50 years old, has been waiting for a kidney transplant for 9 months. Three times a week, she must undergo kidney dialysis as a lifesaving therapy. She takes nifedipine (Procardia) for hypertension and Wellbutrin (bupropion) for depression. Her chief complaint is "My gums look big, and they keep bleeding." In light of her current health, it is likely that Mrs. Smith's gums appear large and tend to bleed because inflammation, accumulation of urea, and water retention are common feature of end-stage renal disease. Need Assignment Help? A. Both the statement and reason are correct and related. B. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related. C. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT. D. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.