COMLEX Osteopathic Medicine

Category - Genitourinary

One of the signs of dehydration is the body reducing urination. As the plasma level goes down, which of the following occurs?
  1. Decreased tubular sodium reabsorption
  2. Decreased plasma aldosterone
  3. Decreased sodium excretion
  4. Decreased plasma rennin
Explanation
Answer - C - During dehydration, the plasma level of the body goes down, creating an increase in tubular sodium reabosrption, plasma aldosterone, and plasma rennin, all of which assist in the decrease of sodium excretion. This attempts to rebalance the body’s electrolytes to a lower plasma concentration to match the lower level of plasma.
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