After a long fever Carl finds himself sweating profusely. He ends up requiring several changes of clothing before his skin begins to dry off. After this sweating event, what can we expect of Carl's physiological state?

A. Decreased firing of the arterial baroreceptors
B. Increased stroke volume
C. An increase in blood volume
D. Hypotension
E. All of these


Answer: D

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