Biochemistry Hypo and Hyper natraemia Flashcards

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2 interfaces:

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  • Cell membrane between intra and extra cellular

* Capillary epithelium between plasma and interstitial space

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Cell membrane:

Balance of osmotic pressures →

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• Intracellular potassium and associated anions balanced against the extracellular osmolality due to Sodium and its associated anions.
• It is this Osmotic balance that retains 2/3 of water insides cells.
= Osmi (k+) = Osmo (Na+)

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Acute hyponatraemia Description

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If there was an acute fall in extracellular Osmolality due to an acute fall in plasma Na concentration.
Fall in Na = fall is osmolality
Water → Will move towards the direction of higher osmolarity → Shift of water into the cells

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Acute hyponatraemia Clinical features

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Cerebral cellular oedema:

  1. Confusion (mild) – first sign
  2. Stupor
  3. Convulsions (most important)
  4. Coma
  5. Death (tentorial shift – coning)
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Acute hyponatraemia Chronic Hyponatraemia

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Sodium and extracellular osmolality falls slowly over weeks/months then there is a capacity to compensate by shifting the osmolar constituents to adjust for change.

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Acute Hypernatraemia Description

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Acute rise in extracellular Osmolality due to a rise in NA. Water will move towards the direction of higher osmolality → water leave cells

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Acute Hypernatraemia Clinical features

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Cerebral cellular dehydration accounts for acute hyernatraemia:

  1. Confusoin
  2. Stupor
  3. Convulsions (less often0
  4. Coma
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Capillary endothelium function

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Retain Plasma volume and interstial volume at the right levels

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Governed by

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Frank starling forces

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Arterial end

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Hydrostatic – water and electrolytes out arterial

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Venous end

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Colloid osmotic pressure drawing water back in at venous end

→ Small residual pressure exerted by large molecules (proteins mainly albumin)

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Pathology

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Reduction in albumin – nephrotic syndrome
Congestive cardiac failure – abnormal hydrostatic pressure gradient (accumulation of fluid in interstial space- oedema
Liver cirrhosis – abnormal albumin production and hydrostatic changes

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Sodium and Water balance:
Obligatory loss (unregulated inout)
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  1. Skin (500 lm)
  2. Lungs (400 ml)
  3. Gut (100 ml)
  4. Kidney (UO) 500 m
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Typical sources (regulated output): sodium and water

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  1. Oxidation 400 ml

2. Dietary 1100 ml

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Increased Fluid loss:

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  • Burns
  • Fever
  • Exercise
  • Diarrhoea
  • Vomiting
  • Stomas
  • Diabetes mellitus/insipidus
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Pseudo Hyponatraemia explanation

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Normally when we measure substance in plasma we assume that 1 L of plasma = 1 L of water.
→ E.g. Na in plasma 140 mmol/L
→ Homeostatic mechanisms regulates Na in plasma water

If patient has a negligible non water but with high lipid or immunoglobulin percentage of plasma not water will go up –less water per unit volume of plasma – less solvent for NA.
 In plasma water 140 mol/L (still)
 Total volume lower

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If pseudo is suspected Measure

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Osmolality – reflection of number of particles in the water. Despite the NA appearing low

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ABG measurement of NA

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Directly sense sodium concentration in plasma water (via electrode)

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Compensated Hyponatraemia:

Description

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If a patient has diabetes with a high extracellular glucose concentration. Not taken up to cells and not metabolism – how will this effect water?
Water moves out – dilutes other solutes present in plasma – therefore Na reduction

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How does this effect Na levels

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The high extracellular water dilutes other solutes present in plasma – therefore Na reduction

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Compensated hyponatraemia always check

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Volume Depleted: Volume Expanded:

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Renal Loss

Extra-Renal

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Renal Loss

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  1. Over diuresis
    → Thiazide diuretics – disproportionate loss of sodium - Intravascular volume depleted (excessive it can trigger ADH – this only protects WATER loss not Sodium loss)
  2. Addison’s disease
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Extra-Renal

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Vomiting

Diarrhoea

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Volume Expanded:
No oedema | Oedema
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No oedema
SIADH Hypothyroid UNa>20 Rx – Normal Saline
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Oedema
Nephrotic Cirrhosis CCF UNa <10 Rx – fluid restriction
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SIADH
Inappropriate action of ADH
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Causes of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH) →
Neoplasia Pulmonary disorders Neurological disorders 0 dsmage hypothalamus
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Neoplasia
Bronchogenic carcinoma Pancreatic carcinoma Lymphoma
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Pulmonary disorders
``` Pneumonia Tuberculosis Bronchiectasis Positive pressure ventilation Acute exacerbation of COPD (reduction with sodium) ```
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Neurological disorders - damage hypothalamus
Encephalitis (basal) Meningitis (basal) Head Injury Porphyria (toxic)
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Causes of Hypernatraemia →
``` Inadequate water intake Impaired water retention Loss of hypotonic fluids Excessive sodium intake Increased sodium retention ```
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Inadequate water intake
* Lack of water (not available) * Inability to drink (coma) * Loss of thirst
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Impaired water retention
``` Diabetes insipidus Osmotic diuresis (very common due to hyper glycaemia) ```
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Loss of hypotonic fluids
Sweat Hyperventilation Watery diarrhoea Burns
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Excessive sodium intake
Intravenous fluids | Drugs (e.g. IV antibiotics)
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Increased sodium retention
Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s Syndrome)
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Diabetes insipidus:
→ Deficiency in ADH
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Causes if Diabetes Insipidus →
Cranial | Nephrogenic
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Cranial types
Idiopathic | Secondary
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Idiopathic
Familial (autosomal dominant) | Sporadic
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Secondary
``` Trauma (accidents, surgery) Tumours (craniopharyngioma, pit, adenoma) Granuoma (sarcoid, histocytosis X) Infection (encephalitis, meningitis) Vascular (aneurysm, hypoxia, vasculitis) Autoimmune ```
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Idiopathic
Familial (autosomal dominanant) | Sporadic
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Secondary:
``` Drugs/Toxins Metabolic Vascular Pyelonephritis After ATN ```
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Secondary: Drugs and Toxins
Demeclocycine – used to treat SIADH | Lithium
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Metabolic
Hypercalcaemia Hypokalaemia Amyloid
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Vascular
Sickle cell disease