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Modifiable Factors
-History of Appendicitis
-History of Colonic
Carcinoma
-NPO for 3 days
- Low sodium:
133.80mmol/L (8/1/13)
Non-modifiable Factors
-Age
LIVER
ANGIOTENSINCONVERTING
ENZYME
ADRENAL
CORTEX
Release of the
ALDOSTERONE
Constricts the
arterioles
Increased activity of the
proximal tubule Na+/H+
antiport transporter
Increased H+ excretion
and bicarbonate
reabsorption
HYPOKALEMIA
Signs and symptoms