Which of the following are compensatory measures for a fall in arterial blood pressure?
A) increased cardiac output and increased total peripheral resistance as a result of the baroreceptor reflex.
B) a shift of fluid out of the interstitial compartment into the vasculature.
C) a reduction in the urinary excretion of salt and accompanying fluid.
D) both (a) and (b) above.
E) all of these answers.

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All the options listed are compensatory mechanisms that help to restore arterial blood pressure: increased cardiac output and peripheral resistance, fluid shift into the vasculature, and reduced urinary excretion of salt and fluid.

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