The nurse knows that an abnormal response to the ADH test would be
a. a slight increase in urine osmolality.
b. a decrease in urine output.
c. a decrease in serum osmolality.
d. no change in urine osmolality.
D
If the urine osmolality remains unchanged after administering vasopressin, the target cells are no longer receptive to antidiuretic hormone.
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