ERIM ses
‘Overview
General (ej 2015372:55 & 373:1350)
+ Disorders of serum sodium are generally due to as In total body water, not sodium
+ Hypor- or hypo-osmolality » rapid water shits» A in brain eal volume -» A MS, seizures
Key hormones
+ Antidiuretic hormone (ADH): primary hormone that regulates sodium concentration
Stimuli fr secretion: hyperosmolality, | effective arterial volume (EAV), angiotensin I
‘Action’ msertion of aquaporin-2 channels in collecting ducts -» passive water reabsorption
urine osmolality is an indirect functional assay of the ADH-renal axis
Use range: 60 mOsmiL (no ADH) to 1200 mOsm. (maximal ADH)
* Aldosterone: primary hormone that regulates total body sodium (and ~. volume)
‘Stimuli for secretion: hypovolemia (via renin and angiotensin 1), hyperkalemia
‘Action: iso-osmetic reabsorption of sodium in exchange for potassium or Ht
HYPONATREMIA
Pathophysiology (sé 2015.72
+ Excess of water relative to sodium; almost always due to T ADH
+ TADH may be appropriate (eg, hypovolemia or hypervolemia with 4 EAV)
ADH may be Inappropriate (SIADH)
Rarely, | ADH (appropriately suppressed), but kidneys unable to maintain nl [Na}un
‘THO intake (7° polydipso: ingestion of massive quantities (usually >12 Lid) of free Hi
‘overwhelms diluting ablity of kidney (normal dietary solute load ~750 mOsmié,
Iminimum Usen = 60 mOsm.» excrete in ~12 L;1f HyO ingestion exceeds this amount
-+ HiO retention)
4 solute intake ("tea & toost” & "beer potomania”) Lt dally solute load -» insufficient solute
to excrete HiO intake (egif only 250 mOsm/d,minimum Usin = 60 mOsmil. -» excrete
ii 4 LI Hi Ingestion exceeds this amount -» HiO retention)
Workup (ASW 20125-1140; Ce Core 201:17:206; NEM 2015537255)
+ History: (1) acute vs. chronic (>48 h); (2) 2x severity; (3) risk for neuro complications
(alcoholism, malnourished, cirrhosis, older females on thiazides, hypoxia. hypoK)
+ Measure plasma osmolality
Hypotonic hyponatremia most common scenario; true excess of free HO relative to Na
Isotonic hyponatremia: rare lab artifact from hyperlipidemia or hyperproteinemia
Hypertonic hyponatremia: excess of another effective osmole (eg, glucose, mannitol) that
draws H2O intravascularly; each 100 mg/dL T gic >100 mg/dL. 4 [Na] by 24 mEq/L.
+ For hypotonic hyponatremia, 7 volume status (vital signs, orthostatic, JVP, skin
turgor, mucous membranes, peripheral edema, BUN, Cr, uric acid)
+ Uoum diagnostically useful in limited circumstances, because almost always >300
‘exceptions: Voi <100 in T H,0 intake or 4 solute intake
‘moreover, Unum >300 # SIADH; must determine if ADH appropriate or inappropriate
however, Usen important when deciding on treatment (see below)
* Ifeuvolemic and T Usin evaluate for glucocorticoid insufficiency and hypothyroidism
Figure 44 Approich to hyponatremia
Hypotonic Hyponatremia
Iypovolemic —euvolemie hypervoleme
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