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Trauma Causes

Traumatic Brain Hemorrhagic Necrosis

Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes

Burns/severe/extensive

Heat stroke

Iatrogenic, Self Induced Disorders

Parenteral fluid Administration/Toxicity/misadventure

Fluid restriction

Nasogastric suction

Total parenteral nutrition

Solute load/feedings excess/infant

Surgical, Procedure Complication

Anesthesia, general

Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)

Gastroenteritis, viral

Cholera

Infected organ, Abscesses

Gastroenteritis, acute

Peritonitis, acute

Encephalomyelitis, acute

Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders

Pancreatitis, acute

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis, gastrointestinal

Sarcoidosis, hepatic

Sarcoidosis, pulmonary

Wegeners granulomatosis

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis disorder

Neoplastic Disorders

Neoplasms/tumors

Carcinoma, adrenal cortex

Ectopic ACTH producing tumor

Pituitary adenoma, ACTH secreting

Metabolic, Storage Disorders

Diabetic ketoacidosis/coma

Deficiency Disorders

Dehydration and fever

Dehydration

Congenital, Developmental Disorders

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders

Cerebral vascular accident

Cerebral hemorrhage

Cerebral infarct/Encephalomalacia

Functional, Physiologic Variant Disorders

Diarrhea

High sodium diet

Excess salt load/diet

High protein/supplement diet

Sweating, excessive

Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders

Diabetes insipidus

Hyperaldosteronism, primary

Acromegaly (Gigantism)

Central diabetes insipidus

Cushing's disease/Syndrome

Vasopressin-ase/Diabetes insipidus/Preg

Reference to Organ System

Acute tubular necrosis, renal

Renal Failure Acute

Pathophysiologic

Impaired thirst perception

Drugs

Osmotic diuretics Administration/Toxicity

Corticosteroid Administration/Toxicity

Lithium toxicity/overdose

Bicarbonate/infusion Administration/Toxicity

Laxative abuse

Mannitol (Osmotrol) Administration/Toxicity

Saline, hypertonic infusion

Demeclocycline (Declomycin) Administration/Toxicity

Lactulose (Cephulac) Administration/Toxicity

Lithium (Lithane/Lithonate) Administration/Toxicity

Salt tablets/salt ingestion/Administration/Toxicity

Valproic acid (Depakene) Administration/Toxicity

Cushings secondary/drug-induced syndr.

Poisoning (Specific Agent)

Alcohol intoxication, acute

Alcoholism, chronic

Organ Poisoning (Intoxication)

Toxic enteritis/poisoning

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Synonyms

excess sodium, hypernatraemia, Hypernatremia (disorder), Hypernatremias, Na excess, Na overload, Na+ retention, overload sodium, sodium excess, Sodium overload, Sodium overload (disorder), Sodium retention

Definition

An excessive sodium level in the blood and extracellular fluids (more than 145 mEq/L)

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