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Acute hyponatremia become symptomatic at:

A
<135 mEq
B
<125 mEq
C
<120 mEq
D
<110 meq
High-Yield Explanation
Hyponatremia is commonly defined as a serum sodium <135 mmol/L (<135 mEq/L). In patient with hyponatremia that develops over hours, life-threatening seizures and cerebral edema may occur at values as high as 125 mmol/L. In contrast some patients with more chronic hyponatremia that has slowly developed over months to years may be asymptomatic even with serum levels <110 mmol

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