The Person at Highest Risk for Developing Hypernatremia Is a Person

Multiple Choice

The person at highest risk for developing hypernatremia is a person who

A) self-administers a daily tap water enema to manage a partial bowel obstruction.
B) receives tube feedings because he or she is comatose after a stroke.
C) has ectopic production of ADH from small cell carcinoma of the lung.
D) is receiving IV 0.9% NaCl at a fast rate.