There are other studies that have found no relationship. Symptoms
Hyperchloremia does not have many noticeable symptoms and can only be confirmed with testing, yet, the causes of hyperchloremia do have symptoms. Symptoms of the above stated abnormalities may include:
Dehydration - due to diarrhea, vomiting, sweating
Hypertension - due to increased sodium chloride intake
Cardiovascular dysfunction - due to increased sodium chloride intake
Edema - due to influx in sodium in the body
Weakness - due to loss of fluids
Thirst - due to loss of fluids
Kussmaul breathing - due to high ion concentrations, loss of fluids, or kidney failure
High blood sugar - due to diabetes
Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis - due to severe diarrhea and/or kidney failure
Respiratory alkalosis - due to renal dysfunction

Causes
There are many scenarios which may results in hyperchloremia. The first instance is when there is a loss of electrolyte-free fluid. This simply means that the body is losing increased amounts of fluids that do not contain electrolytes, like chloride, resulting in high concentration of these ions in the body. This loss of fluids can be due to sweating (due to exercise or fever), skin burns, lack of adequate water intake, hyper-metabolic state, and diabetes insipidus. Losing fluids can lead to feelings of dehydration and dry mucous membrane.The second scenario that may lead to hyperchloremia is known as loss of hypotonic fluid which can be a direct result of loss of electrolyte fluid. Normally, water in the body is moving from an area of low ion concentration to an area of high ion concentration.
Limb body wall complex (LBWC) is a rare fetal malformation of unknown origins. Traditionally diagnosis has been based on the Van Allen et al., criteria, i.e. the presence of two out of three of the following anomalies:
Exencephaly or encephalocele with facial clefts
Thoraco and or abdominoschisis and
Limb defects.LBWC occurs in approximately 0.32 in 100,000 births.At this time, there is no known cause of Limb Body Wall Complex. However, there have been tentative links made between a diagnosis of LBWC and cocaine use. In addition, current research has shown that there may be a genetic cause for a small limited number of LBWC cases.Limb Body Wall Complex is a lethal birth defect. There are only anecdotal stories of survivors. == References ==