Suggest Treatment For Low Sodium Levels In Blood

Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2016

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Tue, 12 Jan 2016 Answered on

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Question : What can happen iF your sodium levels are low and red blood cells are enlarged?

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Depends on the degree of abnormality and the undelying cause

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,

It depends highly on the degree of abnormality and the underlying cause.
Mild enlarged red blood cells are not dangerous and can have no clinical significance.
If slightly decreased sodium levels are related to poor diet or recent diarea it is not dangerous and can be corrected with diet, otherwise investigations are needed to find out the cause and often hospitalization is needed. In case of severe decreased sodium levels the cells of our organism can be damaged.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar