isotonicdehydrationoccurswhenthefluidlostisisotonicwithserum,asinsweating,simpleenteritis,nephrosis
Therearethereforenoerrorsofelectrolytebalancelikelytoresult
Theconcentrationofsodiumisinthenormalrange
hypotonicdehydrationoccurswhenthereislossofbothsodiumandfluid
Theserumsodiumlevelfallsbelow135mmol/Landtheosmoticpressureofextracellularfluidislowerthannormal
hypertonicdehydrationAconditioncausedbytheexcessivelossofwaterfromthebody,whichthereislesselectrolytelossthanwater
Theserumsodiumlevelisover135mmol/Landtheosmoticpressureofextracellularfluidislowerthannormal
waterintoxication/dilutionalhyponatremiaanincreaseinthevolumeoffreewaterinthebody
Commoncausesareexcessiveingestionofwater,increasedinfusionsofhypotonicIVsolutions,orexcesssecretionsofantidiuretichormone(ADH)
Clinicalmanifestation