CNS Nutrition Specialist Exam Prep

Category - Certified Nutrition Specialist

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is released in response to:
  1. Decreased serum osmolality
  2. Increased serum osmolality
  3. Decreased urinary urea nitrogen
  4. Increased urinary urea nitrogen
Explanation
Answer: B - Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is released in response to increased serum osmolality. ADH promotes retention of water by the kidneys, in response to increased osmolality, which causes increases the solute content of the blood.
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