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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Hypernatremia
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Etiology, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Type of fluid for replacement, Calculation of water deficit, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Complications, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: body water; hypernatremia.
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Urine osmolality > 400 mosm/kg
| | – Nonrenal losses | |  Excessive sweating, burns
Insensible respiratory tract losses Diarrhea, vomiting, nasogastric suctioning, osmotic cathartics (eg, lactulose) |
– Renal losses | | Diuretics Osmotic diuresis (eg, hyperglycemia, mannitol, urea)
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