hypo/hypernatremia Flashcards
osmolality
concentration of particles in a solution
tonicity
osmotic agents that cannot freely cross the cell membrane will result in water movement into or out of the cell
serum osmolarity formula
2[Na] + BUN /2.8 + glucose/18
hyponatremia serum sodium
<135 mEq/L
hyponatremia is due to
increased free water
appropriate response to hyponatremia should be ______ urine
dilute
appropriate response to hypernatremia should be ______ urine
concentrated
pseudohyponatremia
lab error due to hyperproteinemia or hypertriglyceridemia altering the plasma water concentration
isotonic
isotonic hyponatremia
low measured serum Na and normal serum osmolarity
hypotonic hyponatremia has ____serum Na and ____ serum osmolarity
low
low
hypertonic hyponatremia has ____serum Na and ____ serum osmolarity
low
high
(translocational hyponatremia)
translocational hyponatremia
reflects a movement of water from ICF to ECF due to hyperglycemia
(hypertonic hyponatremia)
after determining serum osmolarity, what is the next step in determining the cause of hyponatremia?
determine the patient’s volume status
the type of hyponatremia is determined by ____ and _____
serum osmolarity
volume status
clinically significant/true hyponatremia
hypotonic hyponatremia
hypotonic hyponatremia pathophys
excess of water compared to sodium in the ECF due to either dilution or depletion
hypovolemic hypotonic hyponatremia has ____ ECF volume
low
euvolemic hypotonic hyponatremia has ____ ECF volume
normal
hypervolemic hypotonic hyponatremia has ____ ECF volume
high
renal causes of hypovolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
diuretics
mineralocorticoid deficiency
extrarenal causes of hypovolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
diarrhea vomiting burns fever bleeding
renal causes of euvolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
SIADH post-op stress drugs glucocorticoid deficiency polydipsia tea and toast/beer potomania
tea and toast/beer potomania
reduced solute intake in the setting of normal or elevated free water intake
renal causes of hypervolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
acute or chronic kidney injury with low urine output
extrarenal causes of hypervolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
CHF
cirrhosis
nephrotic syndrome