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What does hypernatremia mean?
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Too much salt: Hypernatremia means you have too much sodium or salt build up in your body.
Answered 12/24/2011
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See below: Too much sodium and not enough water. It is common for elder population to become dehydration due to dementia, not enough water while on tube feeding, infection such as pneumonia for example, and malnutrition.
Answered 10/3/2016
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