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Sodium Imbalances: Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia

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Sodium plays a major role being the main cation of extra-cellular fluid (ECF). It helps in maintaining the concentration and volume of extra-cellular fluid (ECF) and also influences the water distribution between ECF and intra-cellular fluid (ICF). It also helps in the generation and transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contractility and the regulation of acid-base … Read more

Fluid Spacing and Regulation of Water Balance

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Fluid spacing is a term that describes the distribution of water present in a body. There are different types of fluid spacing where first spacing means the normal distribution of fluid in ICF (Intra-cellular Fluid) and ECF (Extra-cellular Fluid) compartments. Second spacing means an abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid in body (i.e., edema). Third spacing … Read more