Hyperchloremia

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Introduction

• Increased serum chloride

Etiology

• generally occurs in association with hypernatremia
• may be seen in certain forms of metabolic acidosis, including that associated with acetazolamide
• see chloride in serum

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

Additional Terms

• chloride (Cl-) in serum

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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