title: [Hyponatremia--new concepts and therapy. Apropos of a clinical case].
abstract: The therapeutic approach of hyponatremia is reviewed, and the authors describe their recent experience of a clinical case of a woman with acute hyponatremia. After analysing the main publications of the last years, they conclude that the way of correcting hyponatremia largely depends of its acute or chronic character. Chronic hyponatremia must be corrected with slow rate infusion of sodium chloride (0.5 mmol/l/h), and acute hyponatremia with a rapid (2 mmol/l/h) or intermediate (1-1.5 mmol/l/h) rate of infusion of the same solution. This is the current advisable approach, until a new better orientation will virtually be clarified by further prospective studies.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quadrado
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Clara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mota
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Hiponatrémia--novos conceitos e terapêutica. A propósito de um caso clínico.