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When hyponatraemia is present without sodium loss, the plasma sodium is reduced without reduction in total body sodium. The plasma sodium concentration is reduced because of dilution, the causes of dilution being listed in Table 27.
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McGeown, M.G. (1983). Hyponatraemia without sodium loss. In: Clinical Management of Electrolyte Disorders. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6699-4_12
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