title: Neonatal hyponatremia: differential diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Hyponatremia is very frequent in neonates, especially in VLBW. Recent data have shown that hyponatremia is not so benign as previously believed,and several clinical studies have indicated that preterms with mild to moderate chronic hyponatremia may experience poor growth and development retardation. The aim of this review is to present how to differentiate hypovolemic, euvolemic and hypervolemic hypernatremias, suggesting algorithms for practical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Section of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Azienda Mista and University of Cagliari, Italy. ma.marcialis@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marcialis
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dessi
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pintus
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Irmesi
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium