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#Question id: 12513


A 26-year-old construction worker is brought to the emergency room with a change in mental status after working a 10-hour shift on a hot summer day (average outside temperature was 97°F). The man had been sweating profusely during the day but did not drink fluids. He has a fever of 102°F, heart rate of 140 beats/min, and blood pressure of 100/55 mm Hg in the supine position. On examination, he has no perspiration, appears to have dry mucous membranes, and is poorly oriented to person, place, and time. Assuming that his kidneys were normal yesterday, which of the following sets of hormone levels describes his condition, compared with normal?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. High antidiuretic hormone (ADH), high renin, low angiotensin II, low aldosterone
  2. Low ADH, low renin, low angiotensin II, low aldosterone
  3. High ADH, low renin, high angiotensin II, low aldosterone
  4. High ADH, high renin, high angiotensin II, high aldosterone