A patient with one kidney underwent surgery for an adrenal tumor that removed a large portion of the zona glomerulosa. The nurse would expect a postsurgical decrease in the patient's:
a. sodium.
b. aldosterone.
c. potassium.
d. acid.
ANS: B
The zona glomerulosa, the outer layer, constitutes about 15% of the cortex and primarily produc-es the mineralocorticoid aldosterone. The zona glomerulosa is not associated with sodium, potas-sium, or acid production.
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