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The term pseudohyponatremia is often erroneously used for hyponatremia caused by hyperglycemia, which increases the blood osmolality what results in the movement of water from the cells into the blood and therefore in dilutional hyponatremia, which is true hypertonic hypervolemic hyponatremia.
Specific causes of hypernatremia include: 1  Dehydration or a loss of body fluids from prolonged vomiting, diarrhea, sweating or high fevers. 2  Dehydration from not drinking enough water. 3  Drugs such as steroids, licorice, and certain blood pressure lowering medicines.