A 22-year-old female patient complaining of headaches presents to your office. An examination reveals that her blood pressure is 180/118 mm Hg, and laboratory tests give the following results:
· Plasma renin activity = 14.5 (normal = 1.0)
· Plasma Na⁺ = 142 mmol/L
· Plasma K⁺ = 2.9 mmol/L

Magnetic resonance imaging of the kidneys suggests that she has a renin-secreting tumor in her left kidney. Compared with normal, which one of the following sets of conditions would you expect?

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The Answer is B

A 22-Year-Old Female Patient Complaining of Headaches Presents to Your