<prompt> Predict the effect of aldosterone hypersecretion on body fluid pH and electrolytes ?pH decreased, K decreased, Na increasedpH increased, K decreased, Na increasedpH decreased, K increased, Na decreasedpH increased, K increased, Na decreased  <response>: Aldosterone increases the rate of sodium absorption and potassium secretion by the kidneys, but in high concentrations aldosterone also stimulates hydrogen ion secretion. Therefore elevated aldosterone levels such as occur in patients with Cushings syndrome can elevate body fluid pH above normal alkalosis. The major factor that influences the rate of hydrogen ion secretion, however, is pH of the body fluids. Ref: Barrett K.E., Barman S.M., Boitano S., Brooks H.L. 2012. Chapter 20. The Adrenal Medulla Adrenal Coex. In K.E. Barrett, S.M. Barman, S. Boitano, H.L. Brooks Eds, Ganongs Review of Medical Physiology, 24e. 