Disease or Syndrome
hypernatremia
[ hahy-per-nuh-tree-mee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Definitions related to hypernatremia:
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An abnormally increased sodium concentration in the blood.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Excessive amount of sodium in the blood. (Dorland, 27th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate an elevation in the concentration of sodium in the blood.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Hypernatremia is a serum sodium concentration > 145 mEq/L (> 145 mmol/L). It implies a deficit of total body water relative to total body sodium caused by water intake being less than water losses. A major symptom is thirst; other clinical manifestations are primarily neurologic (due to an osmotic shift of water out of brain cells),...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte problem and is defined as a rise in serum sodium concentration to a value exceeding 145 mmol/L. It is strictly defined as a hyperosmolar condition caused by a decrease in total body water (TBW) relative to electrolyte content.WebMD, 2019
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An electrolyte imbalance consisting of a rise in serum sodium concentration. Hypernatremia is defined as a serum sodium concentration of >145 mEq/L (normal serum sodium concentration is in the range of 135-145 mEq/L). Severe hypernatremia has been defined as a serum sodium concentration of >152 mEq/L, or >160 mEq/L in some studies;...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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