Astudent nurse is taking care of an elderly hypertensive patient during her clinical experience. the instructor asks the student why blood pressure tends to increase with age. what would be the best answer by the student?

the maintenance of fluid balance during exercise. author information: fluid supplementation is necessary for exercise in which fluid losses must be offset by intake to avoid the negative effects of hypohydration on health and performance.

fluid balance is an aspect of the homeostasis of organisms in which the amount of water in the organism needs to be controlled, via osmoregulation and behavior, such that the concentrations of electrolytes (salts in solution) in the various body fluids are kept within healthy ranges. the core principle of fluid balance is that the amount of water lost from the body must equal the amount of water taken in.