If a desert hiker consumes very salty food with limited water, which consequence follows concerning their thirst mechanism and renal function?

💡 Explanation

Increased salt intake raises plasma osmolality, triggering the hypothalamus to stimulate thirst and increase ADH secretion; because ADH enhances water reabsorption in the collecting ducts, urine output decreases, therefore the correct answer is increased ADH and water reabsorption, rather than decreased urine output or suppressed thirst.

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