The nurse is evaluating a patient with oat cell adenocarcinoma of the lung for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) .Which of the following laboratory values would the nurse expect to find if the patient had SIADH?
A) Hypernatremia and urine hypo-osmolality
B) Serum K+ 5 and urine hyperosmolality
C) Serum Na+ 120 and serum hypo-osmolality
D) Hypokalemia and serum hyperosmolality
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