[Previous and new concepts in the management of symptomatic hyponatraemia].
Hyponatraemia is an electrolytic disorder whose danger is often underestimated. The treatment of symptomatic hyponatraemia has been a subject of controversy for a long time. This disorder needs to be treated aggressively and cautiously because of the associated risk of definitive neurological lesions. Recently, a number growing of studies recognised the high incidence of a concurrent condition that has to be diagnosed and treated: hypoxia.
Kissling
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Service de néphrologie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Sebastien.Kissling@chuv.ch
Vogt
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Burnier
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D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000628:therapy*