Hypernatraemia
Description
- Na+ >145 mmol/L - always reflects a deficit of water relative to Na+
- Implies impaired thirst or restricted access to water (rarely pure Na+ excess)
- Classified by volume status: hypovolaemic / euvolaemic / hypervolaemic hypernatraemia
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