HY USMLE Q #906 – Endocrine

A 41-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. BMI is 23. Vitals are: temperature 98.6F, HR 74, RR 16, BP 100/65. Laboratory studies show:

Sodium                                                                   140 mEq/L
Potassium                                                             6.0 mEq/L
Bicarbonate                                                         22 mEq/L

Which of the following is most likely to be seen in this patient?

  Alkalosis
  Decreased secretion of renin
  Increased adrenocorticotropic hormone
  Kaliuresis
  Respiratory alkalosis