WATER INTOXICATION 

A Silverster Sugirtha
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The cells are usually resistant to fluid shifts, certain conditions can lead to water intoxication or intracellular fluid volume excess. Conditions that cause acute or severe fluid volume excesses have a higher incidence of ICF overload. This is because the adaptive mechanisms may be unable to compensate for large or sudden fluid excesses. Water intoxication results from either water excess or solute deficit primarily sodium. In water excess, the number of solutes is normal buy they are diluted by excessive water.
Key Words: Rhabdomyolysis, Delirium, Ketoacidosis.