What Is Hyperchloremia?
Chloride is mainly derived from table salt in food. The main physiological function of chlorine is basically the same as that of sodium, that is, maintaining the internal and external fluid volume of cells, maintaining osmotic pressure and acid-base balance, and maintaining normal stress of muscles and nerves. Chlorine also has the effect of activating pepsin in the stomach. Under normal circumstances, the sum of anions in the human body always maintains a certain level. When Cl - decreases, HCO 3 - increases; when Cl - increases, HCO 3 - decreases. When the serum chlorine concentration changes in parallel with the sodium concentration, it is considered as an abnormal water metabolism; when the serum chlorine concentration is not parallel with the sodium concentration, it is considered as an acid-base balance disorder.