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hyperchloremia

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hyperchloremia /hy·per·chlor·emia/ (-klor-e´me-ah) an excess of chlorides in the blood.hyperchlore´mic
hy·per·chlo·re·mi·a (hpr-klôr-m-)
n.
An abnormally large amount of chloride ions in the blood. Also called chloremia.

hyperchloremia
[-klôrē′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + chloros, green, haima, blood
an excessive level of chloride in the blood that results in acidosis. Also spelled hyperchloraemia.

hyperchloremia,
n disproportionate levels of chloride in the blood. Causes acidosis.

hyperchloremia (hī´purklôr-ē´mē),
n an excessive concentration of chloride in the plasma. Normal range is 98 to 100 mEq/L. It may occur in water depletion, dehydration, decreased bicarbonate concentration, or metabolic acidosis.

hyperchloremia
excess of chlorides in the blood; occurs as a result of fluid deficit for which the kidney attempts to compensate by reabsorbing large amounts of water and the chloride dissolved in it. The clinical signs of hyperchloremia are those of acidosis.


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Despite anorexia and accompanying dehydration, which should result in hypernatremia and hyperchloremia, serum sodium and chloride values were below the reference range in six of seven ill lemurs.
In addition we are confident that Hextend, the plasma-like blood volume expander, can better protect the patient from the risk of bleeding in cardiac surgery and hyperchloremia which may result from the use of other blood volume expanders.
 
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