What Causes the Clinical Manifestations of Confusion,convulsions,cerebral Hemorrhage,and Coma in Hypernatremia

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Multiple Choice

What causes the clinical manifestations of confusion,convulsions,cerebral hemorrhage,and coma in hypernatremia?

• A) High sodium in the blood vessels pulls water out of the brain cells into the blood vessels, causing brain cells to shrink.
• B) High sodium in the brain cells pulls water out of the blood vessels into the brain cells, causing them to swell.
• C) High sodium in the blood vessels pulls potassium out of the brain cells, which slows the synapses in the brain.
• D) High sodium in the blood vessels draws chloride into the brain cells followed by water, causing the brain cells to swell.

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