Hyponatremia
@article{Henry2015Hyponatremia, title={Hyponatremia}, author={Daniel A. Henry}, journal={Annals of Internal Medicine}, year={2015}, volume={163}, pages={ITC1} }
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder in hospitalized patients. Hospital-associated hyponatremia includes admission hyponatremia (community-acquired hyponatremia) and hospital-acquired hyponatremia. The reported incidence of hospital-associated hyponatremia ranges between 10% and 30%, depending on the definition, patient population, and case mix. It is associated with increased mortality, hospital length of stay, hospital costs, intensive care unit (ICU) days, and chance of…
22 Citations
[Hyponatremia: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment].
- MedicineDeutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
- 2017
The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with a systematic approach to the correct diagnosis and management of hyponatremia based on available European and international guidelines.
Diagnosis and Management of Hyponatremia: A Review.
- MedicineJAMA
- 2022
US and European guidelines recommend treating severely symptomatic hyponatremia with bolus hypertonic saline to reverse hypon atremic encephalopathy by increasing the serum sodium level by 4 mEq/L to 6 mEqu/L within 1 to 2 hours but by no more than 10 mEQ/L (correction limit) within the first 24 hours.
[Hyponatremia: differential diagnosis and therapy].
- Medicine
- 2014
A differential diagnostic approach using a simple algorithm that includes clinical and laboratory parameters is essential for identifying the underlying cause of hyponatremia and administering goal-directed therapy.
Acute and Chronic Hyponatremia
- MedicineFrontiers in Medicine
- 2021
Proper knowledge of sodium and water homeostasis is essential in individualizing therapeutic plans and avoid iatrogenic complications while managing this disorder.
[Difficulties in the differential diagnosis of hyponatremia presenting with severe neuropsychiatric symptoms].
- MedicineOrvosi hetilap
- 2013
The authors aimed to shed light on the often insurmountable difficulties of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment of this very frequent electrolyte imbalance by presenting a clinical case report.
THE USE OF VAPTANS IN HYPONATRAEMIA
- Medicine
- 2014
This review summarises the main aspects regarding the use of tolvaptan and conivaptan, which are the only vaptans currently available in clinical practice, and defines safe treatment strategies for hyponatraemia.
Fluid Replacement Versus Fluid Restriction in COVID-19 Associated Hyponatremia
- MedicineCureus
- 2020
A case of hypovolemic hyponatremia in a patient with COVID-19, which unlike SIADH, required fluid replacement early in the disease course for its correction, is presented.
Approach to the Management of Sodium Disorders in the Neuro Critical Care Unit
- MedicineCurrent Treatment Options in Neurology
- 2022
To present an overview of the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients with hyponatremia and hypernatremia in the neurocritical care unit (NCCU). Dysnatremias are associated with…