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HypochloremiaAka: Low Serum Chloride

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  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Serum Chloride 1 meq/L drop: 1% all body Chloride fall
  2. Causes
    1. Metabolic Alkalosis
      1. Vomiting
      2. Diarrhea
      3. Diuretics
      4. Gastric suction (NG Suction)
      5. Respiratory losses
      6. Steroid medications
    2. Hyponatremia
      1. Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease)
      2. Edematous states
        1. Congestive Heart Failure
      3. Salt-losing nephritis
      4. SIADH
      5. Renal Failure
      6. Pseudohyponatremia
      7. Excessive sweating
      8. Excessive IV D5W
      9. Thiazide Diuretics
      10. Burns

Hypochloremia (C0085680)

Definition (CSP)abnormally low level of chloride in the blood.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9276.9
EnglishHYPOCHLORAEMIA, Hypochloremia
Spanishhipocloremia
Parent ConceptsElectrolyte Balance (C0013831), Metabolic Diseases (C0025517), Chlorine Disorders (C0549556), Water-Electrolyte Imbalance (C0043065), Chloride disorder (C0268026)
SourcesCOSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, MTH, MTHICD9, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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