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Hypernatremia

Nursing, 2010
Hypernatremia is defined as an elevated serum sodium concentration. Usually hypernatremia is caused by a relative water deficit occurring with decreased thirst sensation and/or reduced water intake. In rare cases hypernatremia may be caused by excessive sodium intake.
Santosh Soans, Arun MK
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[Hypernatremia].

Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2020
Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte disorder in daily clinical practice. In many cases hypernatremia is caused by a lack of free water or an increased salt load. Out-of-hospital acquired hypernatremia is often caused by an increased loss of water or a decreased water intake. By contrast, hospital-acquired, nosocomial hypernatremia is often induced by
Michael, Broll, Stefan, John
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Essential hypernatremia

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1978
Described is a patient who presented with hypernatremia in the absence of dehydration. Further investigation revealed a tumor in the hypothalamic area, and evidence of anterior pituitary hypofunction. Water loading did not correct hypernatremia, and the results of the water-loading test suggested that hypernatremia had resulted from an elevated ...
V V, Gossain   +3 more
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Hypernatremia

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1989
Hypernatremia is a potentially life-threatening electrolyte abnormality. This problem develops most often because of loss of water from the animal, but in rare cases hypernatremia results from gain of sodium chloride. Important conditions predisposing to hypernatremia include diarrhea, vomiting, heat stroke, fever, limited access to water, excessive ...
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Hypernatremia

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1990
Hypernatremia results when the water content of body fluids is deficient compared with sodium content. Hypernatremia can be the result of pure sodium excess but is usually associated with dehydration, secondary to excess losses of water or hypotonic fluids.
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Hypernatremia.

Compendium (Yardley, PA), 2013
Salt toxicity can be fatal in dogs and cats. Whether toxicity occurs accidentally or iatrogenically, it is important to recognize the clinical signs of sodium toxicosis, which are mainly caused by hypernatremia and associated cerebral edema. Treatment involves prompt initiation of fluid therapy along with careful monitoring of neurologic status, serum ...
Catherine M, Kasai, Robert, King
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Hypernatremia with myoglobinuria

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1973
Abstract:A patient with myoglobinuria and hypernatremia is presented. The effect of hypernatremia on muscle metabolism is discussed, and hypernatremia as a cause of myoglobinuria is suggested.
J M, Ulvila, V J, Nessan
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