Nutrition
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ISBN: 9781337906371
Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 8, Problem 7SC
Vomiting or diarrhea
- causes fluid to be pulled from between the cells in every part of the body.
- causes fluid to leave the cell interiors.
- causes kidneys to raise the sodium concentration outside the cells.
- all of the above.
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