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Sodium, NaFunctions Water balance - sodium is pumped out of cells Requirements RDA - 2 g qd Interactions excessive sodium increases the need for potassium lithium increases excretion of sodium Hyponatremia Signs the same symptoms as for extracellular fluid deficiency: weakness, restlessness, delerium, hyperpnea, oliguria increased temperature, flushed skin abdominal cramps, convulsions nausea, anorexia if sodium is lost but fluid is not: mental confusion, headache, coma muscle twitching and weakness, convulsions, oliguria Hyponatremia is one of the causes of seizures in infants. Etiology excessive perspiration, diuretic use, low dietary intake gastrointestinal loss - severe diarrhea, vomiting pancreatic or biliary fistula burns, fibrocystic disease diabetic acidosis, adrenal insufficiencys Hypernatremia Etiology severe diarrhea, decreased water intake, febrile states ingestion of sodium chloride (table salt) excessive water loss through rapid and deep respiration renal failure Signs the same symptoms as for extracellular fluid excess: pitting edema, excessive weight gain, hypertension, dyspnea if due to dehydration: concentrated urine and oliguria, dry mucous membranes thirst, flushed skin, increased temperature tachycardia, hypertension Therapeutics EENT glaucoma Endocrine hypoadrenalism
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