Question

Explain how fluids shift in the body in a person with hyponatremia. Why does hyponatremia lead to impaired nerve conduction (action potentials)? What phase of an action potential requires a sodium gradient? Why does hyponatremia lead to hypovolemia? Finally how does hyponatremia potentially trigger seizures

Answer 1

The decreased sodium level in the blood is common elecrolyte imbalance, The hyponatremia is usually associated with a reduced in body fluid osmolality, in hyponatremia the interstetial fluids will pass the cell barrier and enters the circulation. The hyponatremia causes change in ph level of the blood it affects the action pottential of the nerve endings and the transfer of the nerve impulses through the neurons and also leads to the defected depolarization process in the action potential, the depolarization phase need the sodium gradient for the action potential as the sodium ions increases the concentration of cataions in the cell and cause depolarization.The sodium defect causes hypovolemia in our body.The severe and sudden decrease in the sodium causes tonic clonic seizures.

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