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{{SK}} Hyponatraemia
{{SK}} Hyponatraemia
==Overview==
The [[electrolyte disturbance]] '''hyponatremia''' exists in humans when the [[sodium]] (''Natrium'' in [[Latin]]) concentration in the [[blood plasma|plasma]] falls below 130 mmol/L. At lower levels [[water intoxication]] may result, an urgently dangerous condition. Hyponatremia is an abnormality that can occur in isolation or, as most often is the case, as a complication of other medical illnesses.
==Diagnosis==
== Related Chapters ==
*[[Water intoxication]]
*[[Hypernatremia]]
*[[Edible salt]]
*[[Osmotic demyelination syndrome]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


{{Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic pathology}}
{{Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic pathology}}

Revision as of 00:58, 12 August 2012