Why does severe dehydration increase the risk of medication toxicity in patients with reduced kidney function?

💡 Explanation

Dehydration reduces plasma volume, causing higher drug concentrations in the blood because there is less water to dilute the medication. Therefore, toxicity risk increases, rather than decreasing due to increased clearance mechanisms which are less effective in kidney disease.

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