Hyponatremia and Hypo-osmolality: Understanding Low Blood Sodium
1. Introduction Hyponatremia is the most frequently encountered electrolyte disorder in clinical medicine, defined by a serum sodium concentration falling below one hundred and thirty five milliequivalents per liter. Sodium is the primary extracellular cation responsible for determining the osmotic pressure of the blood. Consequently, hyponatremia is almost universally associated with hypo-osmolality, a state where … Read more