A patient with damaged renal tubules cannot properly reabsorb sodium. Which consequence follows from this condition?

💡 Explanation

Sodium reabsorption in the renal tubules helps regulate blood volume and pressure. Impaired reabsorption leads to increased sodium excretion, which in turn decreases water reabsorption, therefore reducing blood volume and blood pressure overall, because the body loses sodium and water, rather than retaining it like normal.

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