A Quick Reference on Hypernatremia

Julien Guillaumin; Stephen P DiBartola

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.10.002

A Quick Reference on Hypernatremia

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2017 Mar;47(2):209-212. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.10.002.

Authors

Julien Guillaumin¹, Stephen P DiBartola²

Affiliations

¹ Emergency and Critical Care Service, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: Guillaumin.2@osu.edu.
² Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

PMID: 28164834
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.10.002

Abstract

Hypernatremia most commonly is associated with water loss in excess of sodium or salt gain (typically associated with restriction of access to water). Most of the signs of hypernatremia arise from the central nervous system; the more rapid the development of hypernatremia, the more severe the neurologic signs are likely to be. Anorexia, lethargy, vomiting, muscular weakness, behavioral changes, disorientation, ataxia, seizures, coma, and death have been identified in dogs and cats with hypernatremia and hypertonicity.

Keywords: Hypernatremia; Hypertonicity; Sodium distribution.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
Cat Diseases / epidemiology
Cat Diseases / etiology*
Cat Diseases / physiopathology
Cats
Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
Dog Diseases / epidemiology
Dog Diseases / etiology*
Dog Diseases / physiopathology
Dogs
Hypernatremia / diagnosis
Hypernatremia / etiology
Hypernatremia / physiopathology
Hypernatremia / veterinary*