Severe hyponatremia: a danger of low-iodine diet.
Two patients who were placed on a low-iodine diet in preparation for testing and possible treatment with radio-iodine developed severe hyponatremia that required hospitalization. In elderly patients or those with risk factors for hyponatremia, serum sodium should be measured.
Krishnamurthy
Vidya Raj
VR
Department of Medicine, Wright State University Medical School, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
McDougall
Ian Ross
IR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy