For this reason, electrolyte loss in sweat is really synonymous with salt loss. More importantly, it’s the loss or dilution of sodium, not chloride, that negatively affects our physiology – a phenomenon called hyponatremia that can result in a host of problems that range the gamut from ...
Most patients with hypernatremia are dehydrated, and similarly many of those with hyponatremia are over hydrated (dilutional hyponatremia). Indeed, patients with edema can show normal sodium concentrations in plasma but nonetheless have a total excess of sodium contained in the excess water in the ...
The discovery of a single test of liver function has been a goal of hepatologists for many years. The great complexity of the liver and its many diverse functions, however, has prevented such an accomplishment. An analogy can be made wit... A Said,JP Holden,JB Williams,... - 《Gastroen...