hypernatremia

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hypernatremia

[¦hī·pər·nə′trē·mē·ə]

(medicine)

Excessive amounts of sodium in the blood.

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Severe hypernatremia can be defined as raised serum sodium levels more than 160mEq/L.

A CASE OF OSMOTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN OSMOTIC DEMYELINATION SYNDROME WITH SEVERE HYPERNATREMIA

Although, both neonates presented clinical signs of dehydration but further clinical evaluation excluded dehydration as the reason of hypernatremia and suggested strong correlation with SPS11.

EVALUATION OF SINGLE DOSE SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE FOR MANAGEMENT OF HYPERKALEMIA AND ITS EFFECT ON OTHER SERUM ELECTROLYTES

A prospective study on clinical profile of hypernatremia in ICU hospitalized patients.

A study to assess the etiology and clinical profile of patients with hyponatremia at a tertiary care hospital

We performed a retrospective analysis to compare outcomes between the two groups and analyzed the risk factors for early VC in pediatric LT and the effect of donor hypernatremia (serum sodium levels ≥150 mmol/L) on liver function, early VC, and graft and patient survival.

Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Using Pediatric Deceased Donor Livers: A Single-Center Analysis of 102 Donors

The changing pattern of hypernatremia in hospitalized children.

Hypernatraemic dehydration in infants with acute gastroenteritis at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa

Treatment of ichthyosis and hypernatremia in a patient with Netherton syndrome with a SPINK5 c.153delT mutation using kallikrein inhibiting ointment.

A 6-Month-Old Boy with Reddish, Scaly Skin: Netherton Syndrome

Laboratory investigation in the emergency department revealed (Table 1) hypernatremia, highly elevated blood glucose level, elevated serum creatinine of 5.29 mg/dl (reference range 0.61-1.24mg/dl), low bicarbonate level 13mmol/L (reference range 24-31 mmol/L), hyperphosphatemia, and high anion gap metabolic acidosis on arterial blood gas analysis.

Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Diabetic Emergency: Underdiagnosed and an Important Association to Be Aware of

Marshall, "Prolonged hypernatremia controls elevated intracranial pressure in head-injured pediatric patients," Critical Care Medicine, vol.

Central Pontine Myelinolysis in Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis

She suffered from multiple laboratory derangements including hypernatremia (150 mEq/L), as well as other findings consistent with seizures such as an anion gap metabolic acidosis.

A Case of Status-Epilepticus-Associated Transient Hyperammonemia in the Emergency Department

The first set of serum and urine laboratory examination results revealed hypopituitarism, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, polyuria, and hypertonic hypernatremia. The first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed a right-sided pituitary microadenoma (3 mm).

A Rare Localized Pituitary Stalk Germinoma Presenting in the Third Decade

BM can additionally present with central diabetes insipidus with symptoms of both polyuria and hypernatremia, neither of which was seen in this patient.

EGFR T790M-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastases to the Pituitary Gland Causing Adrenal Insufficiency: A Case Report

When discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit, the patient's renal function and plasma electrolytes were normal, except for a mild hypernatremia (maximum value 145mEq/L).