A 72-year-old woman with mild hea failure is treated overzealously with a thiazide diuretic. A few days later, the woman complains of muscle weakness, and laboratory tests demonstrate hypokalemia. Which of the following is most likely increased in this woman?

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Aerial H+ concentration

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Plasma aldosterone

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Plasma sodium

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Potassium retention

A 72-year-old woman with mild hea failure is treated overzealously with a thiazide diuretic. A few days later, the woman complains of muscle weakness, and laboratory tests demonstrate hypokalemia. Which of the following is most likely increased in this woman?

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