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OCR: Conseguences Abnorma Plasma Levels Sodium lons Major Causes Symptoms High dietary sodium rarely causes symptoms Thirst fever, dry mucous membranes Administration of hypertonic saline solutions restlessness; most serious symptoms (e.g. sodium bicarbonate treatment for acidosis) convulsions and pulmonary edema Oversecretion of aldosterone (i.e. aldosteronism) When occurring with an increased water volume Water loss (e.g because of fever respiratory weight gain, edema elevated blood pressure infections diabetes insipidus diabetes mellitus and bounding pulse diarrhea) Hyponatremia Inadequate dietary intake of sodium rarely causes Lethargy confusion apprehension seizures, symptoms can occur in those on low- sodium and coma diets and those taking diuretics When accompained by reduced blood volum ...