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Why extensive lipolysis in diabetic asidosis can result in spuriously low serum na levels?
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The very high: Blood sugar levels interfere with the lab determination of sodium producing a low reading.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Different reasons: Lipids are fats & don't mix with water & the sodium dissolved in water. If lipids occupy 10% of the volume of the blood, then sodium will drop by 10% (14 meq/l). When glucose levels are very high, the kidney can't reabsorb glucose or sodium very well from the filtered blood in the urine, and sodium levels drop.
Answered 4/5/2013
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