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Electrolyte Physiology (Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, and Mg2+)

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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Hype Netramia

When there's too much sodium outside the cell compared to inside the cell, so hype netramia, a water's going to be pulled out of the cel. The body actually has adaptive regulatory mechanisms to try and maintain the fluid balance. So this is just one mechanism in which the cells can die due to the hyper netrimia. But i thought it was amazing that there's actually the adaptive. It doesn't just shrink and then stays shrunk and dies.

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