Certain situations and health conditions can impact the concentration of sodium in the body, sometimes causing it to be dangerously high or dangerously low. Choose that statement below that correctly describes hypernatremia or hyponatremia. Hypernatremia can lead to edema and high blood pressure. Hyponatremia happens frequently among all athletes. Hyponatremia is not life-threatening. A healthy college student who consumes an excessive amount of sodium at a buffet restaurant is likely to induce hypernatremia.
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