title: Sodium metabolism.
abstract: This brief review attempts to summarize important basic concepts of sodium metabolism including sodium ion distribution, sodium balance and the renal regulation of sodium excretion. Finally, an attempt has been made to relate these basic concepts to the mechanisms and management of common clinical situations of abnormal salt balance.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D004487:Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000378:metabolism; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000378:metabolism; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008138:Loop of Henle / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012964:Sodium