A patient has hypertension. In the long term, this can lead to Chronic Kidney Disease by damaging glomeruli
. Eventually,
glomerular filtration rate falls. Which of the following physiological mechanisms best explains how this
can make hypertension even worse in these patients?
Select one:
a. low GFR leads to a diminished ability to concentrate urine
b. increased Arial natriuretic peptide production leads to sodium and fluid retention
C. low GFR leads to renin-angiotensin-ADH release
d. A chronically high blood pressure leads to too many erythrocytes being produced