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Published Sep 7, 2007
GingerSue
1,842 Posts
in my textbook about fluid and electrolytes alteration,
one overview section lists that hyperglycemia is a precipitating event that leads to hypernatremia,
and several pages later in a section about dehydration, it lists that hyperglycemia leads to hyponatremia
does hyperglycemia lead to both hypernatremia and hyponatremia
jsu102
42 Posts
Funny you post this - I found the same thing in one of my books and I was curious about the same thing.
Anyone have any feedback?
jillmack11
2 Posts
Diabetes can cause both hypo and hypernatremia according to www.merk.com
DKA and hyponatremia and something about lack of insulin and sodium being unable to cross in hypernatremia. I need to read it more to understand it deeper.