Hypernatraemia in Extrarenal Uraemia by Joan

Our knowledge of the mechanisms responsible concentration and dilution tests, and intravenous for sodium retention is still incomplete, and the pyelography were normal. number of clinical conditions of which it is known Case 2.-A woman aged 52 was admitted with a histo be a feature is constantly being increased. The tory of thirst, increasing oedema, and ascites due to cases reported here show a pattern of hypercardiac failure. However, no abnormality was found natraemia which, so far as we know, has not been in the cardiovascular system, and an E.C.G. was reported previously. Because these patients were normal. The urine contained a light cloud of albumin admitted as emergencies, and their PERIODJ PERIOD 77' PERIOD //' potential interest was unrecognized at first, the data are less complete than l l might have been wished, but the elecE 300 -6-0 trolyte patterns seemed sufficiently un8 usual to merit publication. _