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Disorders of Water Balance: Hypernatremia

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Hypernatremia is defined as serum or plasma [Na+] >145 mEq/L and hyperosmolality (serum osmolality >295 mOsm/kg H2O).

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    Alluru S. Reddi MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine, Chief)

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Reddi, A.S. (2018). Disorders of Water Balance: Hypernatremia. In: Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60167-0_13

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