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What is the condition called where there is excess anti-diuretic hormone release when it is not needed?
What is the condition called where there is excess anti-diuretic hormone release when it is not needed?
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion (SIADH) (correct)
- Hypernatremia
What are some of the causes of excessive levels of anti-diuretic hormone in the body?
What are some of the causes of excessive levels of anti-diuretic hormone in the body?
- Excessive water intake, low sodium diet, high sodium levels in the blood, and dehydration
- Excessive caffeine intake, alcoholism, smoking, and obesity
- Excessive sweating, high blood pressure, diabetes insipidus, and kidney failure
- Drug side-effects, diseases of the lungs or chest wall, hypothalamus or pituitary diseases, and some tumours like lung cancer (correct)
What happens to the blood when there is excessive water retention due to high levels of anti-diuretic hormone?
What happens to the blood when there is excessive water retention due to high levels of anti-diuretic hormone?
- It becomes diluted, leading to low salt concentration (correct)
- It becomes thinner, leading to high blood pressure
- It becomes thicker, leading to low blood pressure
- It becomes concentrated, leading to high salt concentration
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