Which client is at greatest risk for the development of the syndrome of inappropriate antidi-uretic hormone secretion (SIADH)?
A. 48-year-old man with an acute myocardial infarction
B. 38-year-old woman taking oral contraceptives
C. 68-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus
D. 68-year-old man with chronic emphysema
D
SIADH is neither gender- nor age-related. Of the many disorders causing increased secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or ectopic synthesis of ADH, pulmonary disorders, including em-physema and other chronic lung diseases, are the most common.
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