Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: slalom (Noun) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) slalom (Noun) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. slalom (Noun) A course used for the sport of slalom. These first two slaloms have sixty gates each. slalom (Noun)
This increase in total body water isgreater than the total body sodium level,resulting in edema. The three main causes ofhypervolemic hyponatremia are congestiveheart failure, liver cirrhosis, and renal dis-eases such as renal failure and nephrotic syn-drome.
In many of these cases, the cause of hyponatremia was purported to be the result of a drug-induced syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). When suppression of antidiuretic hormone is impaired, as may be induced by ACE inhibitors, water is retained and sodium is lost.