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Question: hyperkalemia
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higher-than-normal blood potassium levels
Question: diuresis
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excess production of urine
Question: hydrostatic pressure
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pressure exerted by a fluid against a wall, caused by its own weight or pumping force
Question: extracellular fluid
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(ECF) fluid exterior to cells; includes the interstitial fluid, blood plasma, and fluids found in other reservoirs in the body
Question: antidiuretic hormone
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(ADH) also known as vasopressin, a hormone that increases the volume of water reabsorbed from the collecting tubules of the kidney
Question: fluid compartment
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fluid inside all cells of the body constitutes a compartment system that is largely segregated from other systems
Question: hyperchloremia
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higher-than-normal blood chloride levels
Question: dehydration
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state of containing insufficient water in blood and other tissues
Question: hypercapnia
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abnormally elevated blood levels of CO2
Question: hypercalcemia
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abnormally increased blood levels of calcium
Question: dihydroxyvitamin
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D active form of vitamin D required by the intestinal epithelial cells for the absorption of calcium