HYPONATREMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyponatremia mean? 

• HYPONATREMIA (noun)
  The noun HYPONATREMIA has 1 sense:

1. abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration

  Familiarity information: HYPONATREMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPONATREMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyponatremia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Antonym:

hypernatremia (excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus)

 Context examples 

Hyponatremia is an electrolyte disturbance in which the sodium concentration in the serum is lower than normal.

(Hyponatremia, NICHD)

Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium level in the blood falls below 135 mmol/L.

(Blood Sodium Levels May Affect Cognition in Older Adults, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It is observed in patients with severe hyponatremia, particularly when the hyponatremia is corrected too rapidly.

(Central Pontine Myelinolysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyponatremia is defined as a serum level of less than 135 mEq/L and is considered severe when the serum level is below 125 mEq/L.

(Hyponatremia, NICHD)

Severe hyponatremia has been linked with cognitive impairment and neurological disturbances, but the association between different levels of serum sodium and cognition in older adults had been uncertain.

(Blood Sodium Levels May Affect Cognition in Older Adults, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Mild hyponatremia was once thought to be asymptomatic, but recent studies suggest that it may be associated with higher risks of attention deficits, gait disturbances, falls, cardiovascular events, and even premature death.

(Blood Sodium Levels May Affect Cognition in Older Adults, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A new study from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that lower level of sodium in the blood — known as hyponatremia — is linked with declines in cognitive function with advancing age.

(Blood Sodium Levels May Affect Cognition in Older Adults, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)