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dilutional hyponatremia

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hyponatremia /hy·po·na·tre·mia/ (-na-trēm´e-ah) deficiency of sodium in the blood.
depletional hyponatremia  that in which low plasma concentration of sodium is associated with low total body sodium.
dilutional hyponatremia  that in which low plasma concentration of sodium results from loss of sodium from the body with nonosmotic retention of water.
dilutional hyponatremia
See SIADH.
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Fluid administration combined with desmopressin therapy must be managed carefully to avoid the complication of dilutional hyponatremia or water intoxication (excess electrolyte-free water) (Bohn, Davids, Friedman, & Halperin, 2005; Taylor & Durward, 2004).
Desmopressin (dDAVP) incident signals the need for enhanced ... by Campigotto, Mary Jane; Koczmara, Christine; Greenall, Julie; Hyland, Sylvia / Dynamics
An increased serum creatinine, hyperbilirubinemia (increased bilirubin in the blood) and dilutional hyponatremia (decreased serum sodium levels) are also evidence that the patient is suffering from a more advanced case of heart failure.
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Conclusion The patient was found to have dilutional hyponatremia after evaluation for submission of a dilute urine specimen for random drug screening.
Water intoxication presenting as a suspected contaminated urine ... by Finkel, Kevin W. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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