Which principle should the nurse include while planning care for a patient with an ADH problem? ADH release from the posterior pituitary is stimulated by:
A) Low blood pressure sensed by baroreceptors in the kidneys
B) High serum osmolarity sensed by osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus
C) Low osmolality sensed by osmoreceptors in the kidneys
D) High concentration of potassium sensed by chemoreceptors in the carotid body

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As plasma osmolality increases,these osmoreceptors are stimulated,the rate of ADH secretion increases,more water is reabsorbed from the kidney,and the plasma is diluted back to its set-point osmolality.
ADH release is stimulated by high serum osmolality,not lowered blood pressure.
ADH release is stimulated by high serum osmolality,not low osmolality.
ADH release is stimulated by high serum osmolality,not high concentrations of potassium.

Which Principle Should the Nurse Include While Planning Care for a Patient