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Medicine Fluids and Electrolyte Imbalance b1c135e6

Hypernatremia causes all EXCEPT?

A
Seizure
B
Pseudo- Paralysis
C
Brain hemorrhage
D
Cerebral edema
High-Yield Explanation
Sudden shrinkage of brain cells in acute hypernatremia may lead to parenchymal or subarachnoid hemorrhages Brain cells accommodate to a chronic | in ECF osmolality (>48h) by activating membrane transpoers- influx and intracellular accumulation of organic osmolytes- increase in ICF water and normalization of brain parenchymal volume. Cellular response to chronic hypernatremia predisposes these patients to the development of cerebral edema and seizures during overly rapid hydration

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