| Abbreviation | Abbreviated Entity |
| [Na+]S | Serum sodium concentration |
| [Na+]SW | Sodium concentration in serum water |
| [Na+]Scor | Serum sodium concentration in hyperglycemia corrected for normalization of serum glucose without changes in body sodium, potassium, or water |
| [Na+]U | Sodium concentration in urine |
| TBNaExch | Total body exchangeable sodium |
| [K+]U | Potassium concentration in urine |
| VU | Urine flow rate |
| TBKExch | Total body exchangeable potassium |
| TBW | Total body water |
| SWC | Serum water content |
| SSC | Serum solid content |
| [Osm]LS | Serum osmolality |
| [Osm]RS | Serum osmolarity |
| [Gap]OsmS | Serum osmol gap |
| [Osm]LU | Urine osmolality |
| [Ton]S | Serum tonicity (effective osmolarity) |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) |
| SIADH | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion |
| ECV | Extracellular volume |
| EABV | Effective arterial blood volume |
| AVPR2 | Arginine vasopressin receptor 2 |
| CSW | Cerebral salt wasting |
| Il-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| HPRwsp | Haptoglobin-related protein without signal peptide |
| ANP | Atrial natriuretic peptide |
| BNP | Brain natriuretic peptide |
| NT--proBNP | N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| [Ca++]U/[Cr]U | (Urine calcium concentration)/(Urine creatinine concentration) |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 |
| CRRT | Continuous Renal Replacement therapy |
| ODS | Osmotic demyelination syndrome |