
The nurse assessing a patient with vomiting and diarrhea observes that the urine is scant and concentrated.The nurse explains that the compensatory reabsorption of water is controlled by:
A) osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus.
B) antidiuretic hormone in the posterior pituitary.
C) baroreceptors in the carotid sinus.
D) insulin from the pancreas.
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