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All things being equal, does severe renal impairment tend to cause major sodium retention?

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Dr. Rashed Hasan answered

Renal failure: actually it leads to fluid retention. Because most of the fluid we drink are hypotonic (have low sodium), the blood sodium tends to drop

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Answered 10/31/2014

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A member asked:

All things being equal, does severe renal impairment tend to cause major sodium retention?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rashed Hasan answered

Dr Krol agreed

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