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Does cardiac arrest cause hypernatremia?
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No: Cardiac arrest is not especially associated with sodium disorders.
Answered 2/3/2015
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Not directly: Cardiac arrest by itself would not cause hypernatremia but if the patient has become dehydrated during the events that led to the cardiac arrest, that may explain it.
Answered 6/30/2021
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