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chemistry screen
sodium
diagnoses
definition
reference ranges:
standard: 135-148 mEq/L
healthy: 135-142 mEq/L
conditions that can exhibit an increase in sodium:
Dehydration;; Vomiting; Hyperpnea; Diuresis (diabetic insipidus/mellitus; acute tubular necrosis or kidney disease; hypercalcemia/hypokalemia nephropathy); Iatrogenic excessive sodium administration; Hypothalamic lesions; ACTH administration; Adrenal cortical hyperfunction.
conditions that can exhibit a decrease in sodium:
Dilutional (Congestive heart failure, cirrhosis with ascites); Sodium depletion (loss of body fluids, diuretics, adrenocortical insufficiency); false levels (seen with normal or increased serum osmolality): hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, hyperproteinemia; Pyloric spasm.
Sodium - (Chloride + CO2) = 9-18 for good electrolyte balance.
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