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hope4dabest
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11/04/07 - 04:19 PM

A healthy 38-year-old woman is found unconscious and severely
dehydrated. Her plasma levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) are
increased about 5-fold above normal. In which portion of her kidney
tubule is most of the water being reabsorbed?
A. Cortical collecting duct
B. Distal tubules
C. Loops of Henle
D. Medullary collecting duct
E. Proximal tubule

darkhorse
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11/04/07 - 04:39 PM

i think its ddddddd

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hope4dabest
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11/04/07 - 04:45 PM

Nope...thats the mistake i did..read the question again

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11/04/07 - 04:48 PM

yeah...didnt read the q properly...ADH absorbs max water in med part of CD.....but max water is absorbed in PCT....nice

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11/04/07 - 04:49 PM

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11/04/07 - 07:20 PM

answer is E .

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