While planning care for a patient with urinary problems,the nurse recalls that the renin-angiotensin system will be activated by:
A) Increased blood volume
B) Elevated sodium concentrations
C) Decreased blood pressure in the afferent arterioles
D) Renal hypertension

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The renin-angiotensin system is activated by decreased blood pressure.
Decreased blood pressure,not increased volume,leads to activation of the renin-angiotensin system.
Decreased blood pressure,not elevated sodium,leads to activation of the renin-angiotensin system.
Decreased blood pressure,not hypertension,leads to activation of the renin-angiotensin system.

While Planning Care for a Patient with Urinary Problems,the Nurse