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.
An overview of the causes of hyponatremia will be presented here (table 1). Most of the individual causes of hyponatremia are discussed in detail separately, as are issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of hyponatremia [3,7]. (See Diagnostic evaluation of adults with hyponatremia and Overview of the treatment of hyponatremia in adults.)