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What does hypernatremia mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) An abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
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The ill effects of hypernatremia are primarily caused by cell shrinkage and damage in the brain.
Solutions containing VOLUVENĀ® should not be administered to patients with severe hypernatremia or severe hyperchloremia.
Severe hypernatremia and hyperosmolality exacerbated by an herbal preparation in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Ectopic ACTH, prostatic oat cell carcinoma, and marked hypernatremia.
These complications did not occur in our patient apart from hypernatremia.
Central diabetes insipidus is characterized by polydipsia, polyuria, dehydration, irritability, poor feeding, failure to thrive and hypernatremia.

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