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In apparent mineralocorticoid excess (ame) why isn't anti-natiuresis accompanied by hypernatremia?
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Sodium and water : High or low sodium is usally a disorder of low or high free water respectively (causing concentrating or diluting effect on sodium level). In same with sodium reabsorption water follows with it and keeping the same concentration of sodium. This is how body keep us in iso-osmolar state.
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