Question 51 · LEK · Water balance
The causes of hypertonic dehydration do not include:
- A. insufficient water supply.
- B. hyperventilation.
- C. hypoventilation.
- D. watery diarrhea.
- E. sweating.
Hint
Hypertonic dehydration results from losing more water than sodium; check which listed mechanism actually produces such a loss.
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