Hypernatremia
A condition in which a high concentration of sodium is found in the blood.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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What does hypernatremia mean?
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What are some symptoms of hypernatremia?
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I have been diagnosed with hypernatremia. How do you treat this?
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How do you prevent hypernatremia?
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How does hyperventilation cause hypernatremia?
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Can fludrocortisone 0.1mg cause Hypernatremia?
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Why do elderly people often get hypernatremia?
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Can a person have both hypernatremia and hyperkalemia?
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When treating hypernatremia why is normal saline preferred over normal saline?
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Hypernatremia --what is the treatment?
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What are some common treatments for hypernatremia?
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What are the effects of hypernatremia and hyponatremia?
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What is the difference between hyponatremia and hypernatremia?
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Is a sodium level of 146 mmol/L technically classified as hypernatremia?
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Can hyperkalemia and hypernatremia occur at the same time from IV fluid?
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If someone has renal failure, how can they be treated for hypernatremia?
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In apparent mineralocorticoid excess (ame) why isn't anti-natiuresis accompanied by hypernatremia?
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If someone has hypernatremia what happens with in the body to cause them to have rapid respiration's?
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What are the effects of hypo- and hypernatremia on an ECG?
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Does Lasix (furosemide) causes hypernatremia?
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Can you tell me how hypernatremia occur in diabetes insipidus?
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Could high aldosterone cause sodium retention? Could it cause hypernatremia ?
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Why does hypernatremia occur in patients with diabetes insipidus?
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Does cardiac arrest cause hypernatremia?
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Does celiac disease affect the body's ability to balance electrolytes? Is hyponatremia or hypernatremia more likely for someone with celiac?
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Is orthostatic hypotension one of the symptoms of hypernatremia?
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Can UTI lead to severe hypernatremia with sodium level going as low as 109 in blood?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can the hypernatremia of diabetes insipidus be disguised as normal serum sodium due to extreme low sodium diet for many years?
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What is the cause of sacral pitting edema in a patient with hypovolemic hypernatremia? I am a medical student and I have this case to solve.
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This is only a general question. If a patient has been diagnosed with sepsis and hypernatremia then, typically, how long after the diagnosis is made should the administration of IV fluid commence? Is it particularly important.? I appreciate that medical
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