title: Severe hyponatremia: a danger of low-iodine diet.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wright State University Medical School, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Vidya Raj
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Ian Ross
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: McDougall
mesh_terms: 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