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  2. Hyponatremia - Wikipedia

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    Hyponatremia or hyponatraemia is a low concentration of sodium in the blood. [4] It is generally defined as a sodium concentration of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEq/L. [3] [8] Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.

  3. Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Patients often self-medicate by consuming high amounts of sodium and by dramatically increasing their water intake. Advanced symptoms include muscle cramps , lightheadedness, dizziness or vertigo , feelings of anxiety or panic, increased heart rate or slowed heart rate , low blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension which can result in ...

  4. Salt substitute - Wikipedia

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    Sodium malate is salty in taste and may be blended with other salt substitutes. Although it contains sodium, the mass fraction is lower. [17] Monosodium glutamate is often used as a substitute for salt in processed and restaurant food, due to its salty taste and low sodium content compared to table salt, and can also be used effectively in home ...

  5. Cardiologists Are Begging You Not to Make This One Mistake ...

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    “Zero dietary sodium intake may lead to clinically significant low blood sodium levels, which can cause severe muscle cramps, weakness, nausea and vomiting, seizures and coma, shock or even ...

  6. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

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    Almost a century after the pioneering work of Claude Bernard (1813–1878) in animals, Peters et al, in 1950, reported three patients seen at Yale New Haven Hospital with hyponatremia associated with varying cerebral pathologies and severe dehydration. In each patient, urine sodium losses persisted despite hyponatremia and a high-salt diet.

  7. 7 best low-sodium foods for a healthy heart, according to a ...

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    Opting for low-sodium foods, defined as 140 mg of sodium or less per serving, can help keep your salt intake at bay. Even choosing items labeled "reduced sodium" or "no salt added" can make a ...

  8. Hypotonic hyponatremia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoosmolar hyponatremia is a condition where hyponatremia is associated with a low plasma osmolality. [1] The term "hypotonic hyponatremia" is also sometimes used.[2]When the plasma osmolarity is low, the extracellular fluid volume status may be in one of three states: low volume, normal volume, or high volume.

  9. Low sodium diet - Wikipedia

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    A low sodium diet has a useful effect to reduce blood pressure, both in people with hypertension and in people with normal blood pressure. [7] Taken together, a low salt diet (median of approximately 4.4 g/day – approx 1800 mg sodium) in hypertensive people resulted in a decrease in systolic blood pressure by 4.2 mmHg, and in diastolic blood pressure by 2.1 mmHg.