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.
Although there is considerable dispute regarding the incidence of the various etiologies of hyponatremia in SAH, SIADH has clearly been established as the most common cause of hyponatremia post-SAH. In patients with CSW, an abnormal release of natriuretic hormones may contribute to the excessive natriuresis.