Abstract
Natremia defines the ratio of plasma sodium to plasma volume, and by itself provides no information about total body sodium content. Natremia is useful as a major determinant of tonicity, which directly affects fluid distribution accross the cell membrane. Hypotonicity shifts fluid to the intracellular compartment, and hypertonicity to the extracellular compartment.
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Brimioulle, S. (1986). Management of Hyponatremia. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_42
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