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Can Hypersecretion Of ADH Cause Chronically Elevated Or Depressed BP?

4.     Mr. Grimaldi was previously diagnosed as having a posterior pituitary tumor that causes hypersecretion of ADH. He comes to the clinic regularly to have his blood pressure checked. Would you expect his BP to be chronically elevated or depressed? Why?
Thu, 30 Oct 2014
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Her bp will b e chronically elevated, because adh cause water retention and lead to excess fuid in blood causing more bp, restrict water and salt intake and use of diuretic help her
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Can Hypersecretion Of ADH Cause Chronically Elevated Or Depressed BP?

Her bp will b e chronically elevated, because adh cause water retention and lead to excess fuid in blood causing more bp, restrict water and salt intake and use of diuretic help her