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TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY
Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1689
Submitted 6 November 2003 ; accepted in final form 1 January 2004
Edelman et al. have empirically shown that plasma water sodium concentration ([Na+]pw) is equal to 1.11(Nae + Ke)/TBW - 25.6 (Edelman IS, Leibman J, O'Meara MP, Birkenfeld LW. J Clin Invest 37: 1236–1256, 1958). However, the physiological significance of the slope and y-intercept in this equation has not been previously considered. Our analysis demonstrates that there are several clinically relevant parameters determining the magnitude of the y-intercept that independently alter [Na+]pw: 1) osmotically inactive exchangeable Na+ and K+; 2) plasma water K+ concentration; and 3) osmotically active non-Na+ and non-K+ osmoles. In addition, we demonstrate quantitatively the physiological significance of the slope in the Edelman equation and its role in modulating [Na+]pw. The slope of 1.11 in this equation which Edelman et al. determined empirically can be theoretically predicted by considering the combined effect of the osmotic coefficient of Na+ salts at physiological concentrations and Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium. In addition, our results demonstrate that the slope has an independent quantitative impact on the magnitude of the y-intercept in the Edelman equation. From a physiological standpoint, the components of both the slope and the y-intercept need to be addressed when considering the factors that modulate [Na+]pw.
osmotic equilibrium; dysnatremia; osmotic coefficient; potassium
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