hypernatremia
/ˌhaɪpərnəˈtriːmiə/
noun
- A medical condition in which there is too much sodium in the blood, often causing thirst, confusion, or muscle twitching.
- Severe dehydration can lead to hypernatremia if the body loses more water than salt.
- Doctors treated the hypernatremia by slowly giving the patient water through an IV.
- The elderly patient was hospitalized for hypernatremia after not drinking enough fluids.
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