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<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />'''Hypernatraemia''' is a disorder of [[sodium]] homeostasis characterised by high levels of sodium (< 146 mmol/L). It's a rare condition, and much less common than [[hyponatraemia]], due to the body's defence against hypernatraemia being very robust. Hypernatraemia due to loss of water is called [[dehydration]]. | <section begin="clinical biochemistry" />'''Hypernatraemia''' is a disorder of [[sodium]] homeostasis characterised by high levels of sodium (< 146 mmol/L). It's a rare condition, and much less common than [[hyponatraemia]], due to the body's defence against hypernatraemia being very robust. Hypernatraemia due to loss of water is called [[dehydration]]. | ||
{{Infobox medical condition | |||
| name = Hypernatraemia | |||
| definition = Serum sodium level > 147 mmol/L | |||
| frequency = Rare | |||
| cause = Diabetes insipidus, vomiting, hypothalamic disease | |||
| symptoms = Thirst, irritability, weakness, eventually coma | |||
| risks = Elderly, comatose, infants | |||
| treatment = Administration of sodium-free fluids | |||
}} | |||
== Grading of severity == | == Grading of severity == | ||