Hypernatremia: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Management

Abstract

Disorders of water and sodium balance are highly common in hospitalized patients, especially in those critically ill. Hypernatremia, either due to sodium overload or hypotonic water depletion, strongly contributes to the morbility and mortality of this category of patients. Therefore, this disorder requires an early diagnosis and can be solved by an appropriate therapeutic intervention and treatment of the risk factors.