Sodium Flashcards
(92 cards)
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2 main reasons for deranged electrolytes
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- net loss
- net gain
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____ changes in frail comorbid patients can have ____ clinical consequences (big/small)
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- small
- big
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describe net loss for electrolyte derangement
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- losing more than gaining => electrolyte level low
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describe net gain for electrolyte derangement
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- gaining more than losing => electrolyte level high
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individuals causes for electrolyte derangement are still relating to what
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- one of two foundational concepts of either net loss or net gain of electrolytes
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normal range of sodium
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135-145mmol/L
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__% of sodium is extracellular
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95%
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normal daily requirement of sodium mmol/kg/day
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1-2mmol/kg/day
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how is sodium concentrations maintained across plasma membrane
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sodium-potassium ATPase pump
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exchange of sodium-potassium ATPase pump
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- 1 Na+ in cytoplasm to outside cell
- 1 Ka+ outside cell into cytoplasm
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what does normal sodium concentration mean outside and inside cell
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- higher sodium concentration outside cell
- lower sodium concentration inside cell
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what does normal potassium concentration mean outside and inside cell
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- lower potassium concentration outside cell
- higher potassium concentration inside cell
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sodium-potassium ATPase pump, in short, maintains what 2 concentrations
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- high sodium outside cell
- high potassium inside cell
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extracellular volume (ECF) is maintained by ___
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sodium
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can the volume of water in entire body be regulated without use of sodium?
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no
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kidneys relationship to sodium
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- kidneys pump sodium out of urine back into blood
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which ion is the biggest transmembrane ionic osmolar contributor
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sodium
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if sodium pumped outside cell what would happen to water
if sodium pumped into cell what would happen to water
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- draw water out with it
- draw water into cell
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sodium concentration (electrochemical gradient) also governs x and y of initial excitable cellular depolarisation
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- speed
- magnitude
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when cell reaches threshold -> triggers action potential -> opens voltage gated ion channels -> speed and magnitude of ionic influx into cell is governed by….
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that electrochemical concentration gradient - sodium
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__% sodium is ____ reabsorbed in proximal convoluted tubule
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65%
passively
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__% of sodium is _______ in thick ascending limb (of loop of henley)
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25%
absorbed
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-% of sodium is reabsorbed under the regulation of _____ in distal convoluted tubules & collecting ducts
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- 5-12%
- hormones
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what increases sodium resabsorption
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aldosterone (hormone)
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where is aldosterone released from
zona glomerulosa in adrenal gland
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mechanism for aldosterone release
- under action of RAAS system
- reduced sodium in filtrate (and chloride)
- macula densa reduced as it samples the filtrate
- when macula densa reduced, renin is released
- renin (runs thru its cascade pathway causing) -> leads to release of aldosterone
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how does macula densa work regarding aldosterone release
- macula densa samples sodium and chloride load of filtrate passing
- macula densa reduces with reduced sodium in filtrate
- aldosterone released when reduced macula densa
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what does aldosterone release do
- acts to increase number and activity of Na/KATPase pumps on blood-facing face of epithelium that sits in distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct
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what 2 things lead to potassium leak into urine
- increase number and activity of NA/KATPase pumps (from aldosterone)
- insertion of ROMK channels on luminal side
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hyperkalaemia is a stimulus for _____ which fixes that problem
- hyperkalaemia (increased K in blood)
- aldosterone release (which decreases K in blood)
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how is sodium conserved / retained & what happens to water
- under electrochemical gradient, sodium in kidney will leak out of urine into epithelial cells
-Na/ATPase pumps will pump that sodium into blood
=> retain sodium
- water will move with it osmotically
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what two locations does aldosterone act in kidney
- thick ascending limb (if loop of henle)
- collecting duct
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if you have too much sodium, you will....
which will increase....
absorb water from urine
-> which increases total circulating blood volume
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what will an increase total circulating blood volume lead to in heart
- increase preload into right atria
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mechanism that occurs from an increased preload into right atria, which occurs due to excess sodium
- increases right atrial stretch
- stretch-stimulated ion channels depolarise
- causing secondary messenger cascade for release of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
- antagonises effects of aldosterone (so trying to get sodium thus also water out of blood)
- by stimulating excretion sodium into urine
- thus takes water with it, reducing blood volume, reducing sodium load
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simply, what does aldosterone aim to do
ie/ increase sodium reabsorption
- increase amount of sodium in bloodstream
(hence increase amount potassium in urine)
- thus also causes more water retain in blood -> incr blood volume (due to osmotic gradient)
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hyponatremia definition
- sodium <135mmol/L
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when have hyponatremia (low sodium in blood), pathophysiology is mainly which
- less osmotic pull on intracellular water
- increase water movement into cell
- cellular swelling and functional disruption
- reduced action potential frequency and magnitude
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explain sodium if there is less osmotic pull on intracellular water
- normal high concentration of sodium outside of cell, due to its osmotic force
- tendency to pull water from inside cell to outside cell
thus
- have less sodium outside such that the osmotic pull contributed to by sodium is less
- therefore there may shift the balance to increase water movement into cell
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what happens in cells when there is increased water movement into cell
- cells compensate
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can cells compensate if there is rapid changes in sodium outside cell and rapid changes of osmotic force generated in isolation by sodium (ie/ rapid sodium osmotic water changes)
- no because compensation takes time
- cannot generate idiogenic osmoles at fast enough rate
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what happens to cell if cannot compensate for rapid sodium change outside cell
- net movement of water into cell
- cell begins to swell / increase in volume
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describe cause of cellular functional disruption in regard to hyponatremia
- cell swelling / increasing in volume within a fixed space
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what would happen if cells in brain swell within skull
- raised ICP
- disrupt usual architectural parenchyma of neurons -> functional dysfunction in overall cellular communications
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two triggers for aldosterone release
- reduced macula densa sodium load
- hyperkalaemia
goal: sodium reabsorption
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reduced sodium conc outside of cell also reduces _____ gradient by which sodium is forced into cell ie/ reduced AP _____ and _____
- electrochemical gradient
- action potential frequency and magnitude
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why does reduced sodium conc outside of cell reduce AP frequency and magnitude
- causes sodium move into cell slower, as gradient is reduced
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hyponatremia history risk factors
- aged
- frail
- comorbid - renal, cardiac failure
- medications - diuretics, antidepressants
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why is spironolactone (diuretic medication) RF for hyponatremia
- preserves K, wastes Na
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which diuretic medications can lead to hyponatremia
- spironolactone
- thiazide
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why is thiazide (diuretic medication) RF for hyponatremia
- cause wasting of Na in the urine
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how can antidepressants lead to hyponatremia
- cause syndrome of inappropriate diuretic hormone release
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history of sodium derangement - timing: why is it important to delineate onset of sodium derangement
- determine speed of correction
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2 foundational causes of hyponatremia
- losing too quickly
- not getting enough
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describe cause 'exposure' for hyponatremia
- outside in sun sweating
- replacing sweat with water
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2 sweat consistencies
- high volume, low concentration (electrolytes)
- small volume, high concentration (electrolytes)
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when is a time that you would have small volume, high concentration (electrolytes) of sweat
- early summer before acclimatise to heat
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why is sweat more amenable to replacement with water further on in the summertime
- as become more acclimatised to weather, you sweat greater volume but overall electrolyte loss is lower
- sweat is more dilute => more amenable to replacement with water
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non-foundational causes of hyponatremia
- exposure
- poor oral intake
- fluid excess / restriction (esp use of diuretics)
- precipitating illness
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why is hyponatremia due to poor oral intake less likely
examples of what could lead to restricted intake
- western diet
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- mental health issue
- cognitive decline
- isolated
- strange dieting habits
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symptoms of hyponatremia
(primarily neurological)
- confusion
- irritability
- somnolence (excess sleepiness)
- coma (severe)
- seizures (severe)
- muscle weakness
- cerebral oedema / swelling in brain (symptoms -> headaches, nausea, vomiting; esp if sudden drop)
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what is swelling in brain
- abnormal accumulation of water within the brain
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clinical signs of hyponatremia
- altered mental state
- somnolence
- agitation
- seizure
- coma
- often not much to find on neurological exam
- CT head: cerebral oedema (esp if occurred rapidly)
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diagnostic algorithm - hyponatraemia
- determine serum osmolality
- check urine sodium and urine osmolality; takes time (do before treatment for accuracy)
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serum osmolality calculation
> measured sodium sent off to lab; more time consuming; most accurate
> bedside calculation = 2x [measured sodium] + glucose + urea (all available on blood test)
-> should be within 10mosm of each other; if greater, than there is unseen component that is altering patient's osmolarity - osmolic gap
- normal serum: 275-295 mosm
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urine sodium is low if x (same number)
40mmol
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urine osmolality low if x (_____ urine) same no
- 100mosm
- dilute
- concentrated
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3 different types of hyponatraemia
- serum hypo osmolar
- serum iso osmolar
- serum hyper osmolar
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serum iso osmolar cause DDx (3)
- TURP syndrome
- hyperlipidaemia
- hyperproteinaemia
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serum iso osmolar - hyponatraemia: serum osmolarity is _____, sodium conc is ___, conc of other solutes is ____
- normal
- low
- normal
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serum hyper osmolar cause DDx (2)
- mannitol
- hyperglycaemia
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what is mannitol & what does it do
- large sugar that acts as a diuretic
- shrink the brain (so can do surgery)
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serum hyper osmolar - hyponatraemia: serum osmolarity is _____, sodium conc is ___, conc of other solutes is ____
elevated
- sodium conc low
- but conc other solutes is high
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explain how hyperglycaemia leads to serum hyper osmolar hyponatraemia
- high glucose (in blood) osmotically sucks water out of cells
-> diluting sodium in blood sample
- fake-ish hyponatraemia
- correct serum sodium for your glucose (0.3 x glucose) + Na
- sodium not as low as you think - less hyponatraemic
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keep hyperglycaemia which 2 patients in back of mind
- dka
- HHS (hyper osmolar hyperglycaemic patients) - most sim to dka in type II diabetics
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(4) types of hyponatraemia serum hypo osmolar based on urine osmolality and urinary sodium
- high urine osmolality (>100mosm) & high urinary sodium (>40mmol)
- high urine osmolality (>100mosm) & low urine sodium (<40mmol)
- low urine osmolality (<100mosm) & high urinary sodium (>40mmol)
- low urine osmolality (<100mosm) & low urinary sodium (<40mmol)
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what does low urine osmolality and high urine sodium translate to in serum hypo osmolar hyponatraemia
sodium ___ and water ____
- making dilute urine w/ lots of sodium in it
sodium wasting and water wasting
- producing vast amounts of both
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what does high urine osmolality and high urine sodium translate to in serum hypo osmolar hyponatraemia
sodium ___ and water ____
- making concentrated (low volume) urine w/ lots of sodium in it
- sodium waste and water retention
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what does high urine osmolality and low urine sodium translate to in serum hypo osmolar hyponatraemia
sodium ___ and water ____
- making concentrated urine (low volume) w/ low amount of sodium in it
- sodium retention & water retention
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what does low urine osmolality and low urine sodium translate to in serum hypo osmolar hyponatraemia
sodium ___ and water ____
- dilute urine w/ low amounts of sodium in it
- sodium retention & water wasting
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serum hypo osmolar hyponatraemia, high urine osmolality, high urinary sodium, cause DDx
- SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone excretion / vasopressin excretion)
- cerebral salt wasting
- chronic renal failure
- thiazide
- hypothyroidism
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what do diuretics do
- draw more water into urine (via moving sodium causing osmotic pressure for water follow)
- increase pee
- reduce fluid build up in body
- help kidneys remove salt and water thru urine
- decr bp as result
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____volemia and ____ urine output would you expect from examination of a SIADH patient
- normovolemia or hypervolemia patient
- w/ low urine output
- high conc of Na in urine
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what does volemia refer too
amount of fluid in the blood
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mechasnism for SIADH (hypo osmolar hyponatraemia)
- patients pituitary gland is releasing too much ADH / vasopressin
-> draw too much water out of urine
=> producing small amounts of concentrated salty urine
> patient is normovolemic or hypervolemic
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____volemia and ____ urine output would you expect from examination of a cerebral salt wasting patient (high urine osmolality and high urinary sodium)
& why
- hypovolemia (low amount fluid in blood)
- w/ high urine output
- highly concentrated Na in urine
- their kidneys incapable thru unknown mechanism of holding onto salt
- so producing high quantities of concentrated salty urine
- peeing themselves dry
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what is cerebral salt wasting associated with?
brain injuries
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what patients (4) would have sodium and water retention ie/ high urine osmolality & low urinary sodium
- true hypovolemia (low fluid in blood; body trying to compensate)
- heart failure (even tho hypervolemic, their low blood flow to kidneys due to poor CO -> trick kidneys into thinking have low volume, so begin to compensate)
- cirrhosis
- nephrotic syndrome
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what patients (4) would have sodium and water wasting (low urine osmolality & high urinary sodium)
- renal sodium loss
- post obstructive diuresis (obstruction eg/ tumour or stone causes build-up of back pressure -> kidneys shut down as need pressure gradient to filter -> relieve obstruction -> sudden drop in pressure gradient => kidney starts producing large quantities of dilute urine) (produces diuresis w sodium for a short time)
- post ATN diuresis (acute tubular necrosis - following bad infection, sepsis, heart attack, cardiogenic shock; kidneys weren't doing job and now switching back on, produce diuresis w sodium)
- acute renal failure
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what patients (3) would have sodium retention and water wasting (low urine osmolality & low urinary sodium)
- polydipsia
- water administration [overshooting] - IV, enteral (consider patients who cannot control their own water intake; borderline water toxicity - too diluted)
- beer potomania (chronic alcoholics; alcohol contains low amounts sodium, drinking themselves into hyponatraemia & kidneys trying to retain sodium => allowing large quantities dilute urine to be produced)
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why would body retain sodium
if perceives to not have enough in body
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