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Hyponatremia
Sodium and its accompanying anions are the principle osmotically active solutes in extracellular fluid. When extracellular osmolality is low, intracellular osmolality is equally low. Therefore, although there are exceptions (Table 44.1), hyponatremia is usually associated with hypoosmolality and dilution of…