Hyponatremia: case vignettes.
The diagnosis and management of hyponatremia can be intimidating, for both trainees and clinicians alike. We present five clinical scenarios of patients with hyponatremia. These discussions reinforce concepts reviewed elsewhere in this issue of Seminars in Nephrology and/or emphasize specific causes and management issues.
Mount
David B
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Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. dmount@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Krahn
Thomas A
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077602:Tolvaptan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001552:Benzazepines; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; C106389:conivaptan; D000077602:Tolvaptan; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin