Hyponatremia is a low concentration of sodium in the blood, generally defined as a sodium concentration of less than 135 mmol/L. Mild manifestations include a decreased ability to think, headaches, nausea, and poor balance, while severe cases involve confusion, seizures, and coma, which can be fatal. Causes are typically classified by a person's body fluid status into low, normal, or high volume, ranging from gastrointestinal losses such as vomiting or diarrhea to endocrine dysfunction and excessive fluid intake.
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ICD-10 ChapterIV: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter IVQuote, List of chapters, Chapter IV
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
2. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
World Health OrganizationLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Main Types section
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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