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Hypernatremia

Aka: Hypernatremia, High serum sodium
  1. Definition
    1. Serum Sodium exceeds 145 meq/liter
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Incidence: 1% of hospitalized elderly patients
  3. Pathophysiology
    1. Free water deficient state
      1. Total Body Water deficit > Total Body Sodium Deficit
      2. Excess water loss or excess sodium retention
    2. Lacks normal physiologic response to free water loss
      1. Inability to concentrate urine or inadequate ADH secretion
      2. Lack of thirst response or inadequate access to free water
  4. Signs and Symptoms
    1. Lethargy
    2. Restlessness
    3. Hyperreflexia
    4. Spasticity
    5. Seizure
  5. Causes
    1. See specific types below
    2. Hypernatremia with polyuria in hospitalized patients is common
      1. Results from parenteral or enteral feeds and
      2. Increased free water lost or inadequate free water intake
  6. Types: Based on Volume Status
    1. Hypervolemic Hypernatremia
      1. Hypernatremia with Increased Total Body Sodium
    2. Isovolemic Hypernatremia
      1. Hypernatremia with Normal Total Body Sodium
    3. Hypovolemic Hypernatremia
      1. Hypernatremia with Decreased Total Body Sodium
  7. Labs (Dependent on Hypernatremia subtype as above)
    1. Serum labs
      1. Serum Glucose
      2. Serum Calcium
      3. Serum Creatinine and Blood Urea Nitrogen
    2. Urine labs
      1. Urine volume
      2. Urine Sodium
      3. Urine Potassium
      4. Urine Chloride
      5. Urine Calcium
    3. Calculations based on above
      1. Serum osmalality
      2. Serum to urine electrolyte ratio
        1. Urine electrolytes: Urine Sodium + Urine Potassium
        2. Serum electrolytes: Serum Sodium + Serum Potassium
        3. Interpretation (question whether Kidney is excreting or retaining electrolyte-free water)
          1. Concentrated urine: Urine electrolytes exceed serum electrolytes
          2. Dilute urine: Serum electrolytes exceed urine electrolytes
  8. Management
    1. See specific Hypernatremia types based on fluid status
  9. Complications of cerebral dehydration
    1. Cerebral hemorrhage
      1. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
      2. Subcortical hemorrhage
    2. Venous sinus thrombosis
  10. Prognosis: Mortality
    1. Children
      1. Acute Hypernatremia: 43%
      2. Chronic Hypernatremia: 7-29%
    2. Adults
      1. Acute Hypernatremia: 60%

Hypernatremia (C0020488)

Definition (MSH) Excessive amount of sodium in the blood. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Definition (CSP) excessive amount of sodium in the blood.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D006955
ICD10 E87.0
SnomedCT 154755007, 39355002, 286926003, 190879002
English Hypernatremias, HYPERNATRAEMIA, HYPERNATREMIA, SODIUM RETENTION, Hypernatremia, NOS, Hypernatraemia, NOS, hypernatremia, sodium excess, hypernatremia (diagnosis), Na+ retention, Sodium [Na] overload, Sodium [Na] excess, Hypernatremia [Disease/Finding], excess sodium, Na excess, Na overload, Hypernatraemia, Sodium retention, Sodium overload, Hypernatremia (disorder), Sodium overload (disorder), excess; sodium, overload; sodium, sodium; excess, sodium; overload, Hypernatremia, Sodium excess, hypernatraemia
French HYPERNATREMIE, Rétention de Na+, RETENTION SODIQUE, Rétention sodique, Hypernatrémie
Portuguese HIPERNATREMIA, Retenção de Na+, RETENCAO DE SODIO, Retenção de sódio, Hipernatremia
Spanish HIPERNATREMIA, Retención de Na+, Hypernatraemia, Hypernatremia, Sodium overload, SODIO, RETENCION, exceso de Na, hipernatremia (trastorno), hipernatremia, retención de sodio, sobrecarga de Na, sobrecarga de sodio (trastorno), sobrecarga de sodio, Retención de sodio, Hipernatremia
German HYPERNATRIAEMIE, Na+ Retention, NATRIUMRETENTION, Hypernatriaemie, Natriumretention, Hypernatriämie
Italian Ipernatremia, Ritenzione di sodio, Ritenzione di Na+, Ipernatriemia
Dutch Na+ retentie, natrium; overbelasting, natrium; overmaat, overbelasting; natrium, overmaat; natrium, hypernatriëmie, natriumretentie, Hypernatriëmie, Natriëmie, hyper-
Japanese 高ナトリウム血症, Ｎａ＋貯留, ナトリウム貯留, ｺｳﾅﾄﾘｳﾑｹｯｼｮｳ, ﾅﾄﾘｳﾑﾁｮﾘｭｳ, Na+ﾁｮﾘｭｳ, ｺｳﾅﾄﾘｳﾑｹﾂｼｮｳ
Swedish Hypernatremi
Czech hypernatriémie, Retence sodíku, Hypernatremie
Finnish Hypernatremia
Russian GIPERNATRIEMIIA, ГИПЕРНАТРИЕМИЯ
Polish Hipernatremia
Hungarian Natrium retentio, Na+ retentio, Hypernatraemia
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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