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Every number tells a story. As such, clinical laboratory science empowers modern medicine with a vast yet growing repertoire of analytes, which subsequently guide the diagnosis, treatment andprognosis of most – if not all - medical conditions.LEARNING OBJECTIVES1. Define the normal blood sodium concentration and the definitions of hypo- and hypernatremia.2. Summarize how extracellular sodium and intracellular potassium drive tonicity balance3. Describe the roles of hormones in sodium balance.4. Explain how plasma osmolality and plasma volume are monitored within the body.