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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.
Hyperaldosteronism can cause mild hypernatremia but is rarely clinically relevant. Hyperglycemia can also cause hypernatremia, even after correction of glucose levels.36. TREATMENT. The treatment of hypernatremia involves treating the underlying cause and correcting the water deficit.