TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypo- and Hypernatremia Abnormalities A1 - Kecskes, Susan A. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - Sodium concentration reflects both the sodium and water contents of the body.Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is one of the primary regulatory hormones for sodium concentration. It responds to the changes in osmolality and intravascular volume to restore homeostasis to the body.Hypernatremia may result from: Primary sodium excessHypovolemic hypernatremiaHypernatremia should generally be corrected gradually to avoid the complication of cerebral edema.Aggressive treatment of hyponatremia may lead to the osmotic demyelination syndrome. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105684281 ER -