Sodium Enzy

The Cypress Diagnostics kit Sodium Enzy is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of sodium in human serum. The device is not automated. The measurement of sodium is intended to be used for diagnosis and treatment of aldosteronism (excessive secretion of the hormone aldosterone), diabetes insipidus (chronic excretion of large amounts of dilute urine, accompanied by extreme thirst), adrenal hypertension, Addison's disease (caused by destruction of the adrenal glands), dehydration, inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, or other diseases involving electrolyte imbalance. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.

Product Specifications

Certification

Storage Temperature

2 - 8 °C

Notes

Sodium is the major cation of extra-cellular fluid. It plays a central role in the maintenance of the normal distribution of water and the osmotic pressure in the various fluid compartments. The main source of body sodium is sodium chloride contained in ingested foods. Only about one-third of the total body’s sodium is contained in the skeleton since most of it is contained in the extra-cellular body fluids. Hyponatremia (low serum sodium level) is found in a variety of conditions including the following: severe polyuria, metabolic acidosis, Addison’s disease, diarrhea, and renal tubular disease. Hypernatremia (increased serum sodium level) is found in the following conditions: hyperadrenalism, severe dehydration, diabetic coma after therapy with insulin, excess treatment with sodium salts.