What is the name of the hyponatremia that occurs in a patient with hyperglycemia?

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Hyperglycemia-induced translocational hyponatremia

Hyponatremia that occurs in the setting of hyperglycemia is termed translocational (hypertonic or hyperosmolar) hyponatremia. [1]

This entity is also referred to as hyperglycemia-induced hyponatremia. [2], [3]