Hyponatremia

This is a serious type of electrolyte disturbance that is normally seen in people who have high levels of anti-diuretic hormone(ADH).

Causes—

• Deficiency of sodium in the blood and diet.
• Medical illness like; diarrhea, excessive vomiting, polydipsia.

Symptoms And Signs—

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Headache
• Mental Clouding
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Stupor
• Coma

Treatment–

• It depends on the underlying cause
• Intravenous administration of saline in severe volume depletion
• Hypertonic saline in seizures