Question
A person who is on a longer hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have
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more sodium in his urine
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less amino acids in his urine
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more glucose in his blood
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less urea in his urine
Solution
A.
more sodium in his urine
The normal concentration of sodium in the blood plasma is 150 mEq/L. If this level drops below 120 mEq/L, the result may be lethargy, coma or death. Unlike deficiencies of other important fluid constituents, the most common cause of this drop in sodium concentration is not a nutritional deficit of sodium, but rather an excess of water.
