Patients with Hypertension Are Encouraged to Reduce the Amount of Salt

Multiple Choice

Patients with hypertension are encouraged to reduce the amount of salt they consume;in what way is salt consumption and hypertension related?

A) Ingested salt quickly enters the blood plasma and exerts an osmotic effect that leads to an increase in plasma volume and an elevation in blood pressure.
B) Salt has an osmotic effect,causing water to leave the plasma and enter the stomach;this thickens the remaining plasma and elevates the blood pressure.
C) Salt,in some individuals,mimics the hormone that signals blood vessels to constrict;as they do so the blood is compressed and the blood pressure is elevated.
D) As the solute concentration of any solution increases,the viscosity of the solution increases as well;a more viscous blood creates an elevated pressure.