title: Dutch guideline for the management of electrolyte disorders--2012 revision.
abstract: Electrolyte disorders are common and often challenging in terms of differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment. To facilitate this, the first Dutch guideline was developed in 2005, which focused on hypernatraemia, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, and hypokalaemia. This guideline was recently revised. Here, we summarise the key points of the revised guideline, including the major complications of each electrolyte disorder, differential diagnosis and recommended treatment. In addition to summarising the guideline, the aim of this review is also to provide a practical guide for the clinician and to harmonise the management of these disorders based on available evidence and physiological principles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine-Nephrology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ejhoorn@gmail.com
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hoorn
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tuut
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hoorntje
authors.forename: J L M C
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: van Saase
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zietse
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Geers
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004573:Electrolytes; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia; D007008:Hypokalemia; D007010:Hyponatremia; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes