Renal calculi are more common in immobile patients with:
A) hypocalcemia
B) hyponatremia
C) hypercalcemia
D) hyperkalemia
Ans: C) hypercalcemia
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A) increases somewhat. B) decreases. C) changes in proportion to the rate of change of body weight, as occurs in young individuals also. D) does not change as much as does that of most other systems. E) responds more rapidly to immediate changes but cannot maintain the response over as long a duration.
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A. peripheral; less B. deeper; less C. deeper; more D. peripheral; more
Synovial joints are different from both fibrous and cartilaginous joints because synovial joints
A. use fibrous connective tissue to hold the bones in the joint together. B. are not freely moveable. C. generally have both bones in the joint fused together. D. are enclosed by a joint capsule. E. are only temporary; they are replaced in the adult.
As ADH production declines,
A. glomerular filtration increases. B. potassium reabsorption increases. C. reabsorption of water increases. D. the urine volume increases. E. the blood volume increases.