17. A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination Blood pressure is 170/98 mm Hg Diagnostic studies show stenosis in the left renal artery The right renal artery is normal. Which of the following findings is most likely on further evaluation? A) Decreased extracellular fluid volume OB) Decreased plasma aldosterone concentration C) Increased plasma renin activity D) Increased serum potassium concentration E) Increased 24-hour urinary sodium excretion

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17. A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. Blood pressure is 170/98 mm Hg. Diagnostic studies show stenosis in the lett renal artery
The right renal artery is normal. Which of the following findings is most likely on further evaluation?
OA) Decreased extracellular fluid volume
B) Decreased plasma aldosterone concentration
C) Increased plasma renin activity
D) Increased serum potassium concentration
OE) Increased 24-hour urinary sodium excretion
Transcribed Image Text:17. A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. Blood pressure is 170/98 mm Hg. Diagnostic studies show stenosis in the lett renal artery The right renal artery is normal. Which of the following findings is most likely on further evaluation? OA) Decreased extracellular fluid volume B) Decreased plasma aldosterone concentration C) Increased plasma renin activity D) Increased serum potassium concentration OE) Increased 24-hour urinary sodium excretion
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