[Hyponatraemia: ask the right questions].
Hyponatraemia is a common but complex electrolyte disorder. This clinical lesson, based on two case histories, illustrates how asking the right questions will not only lead to the correct diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia but can also indicate how the condition is endangering the patient.
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Rotterdam.
Ewout J
EJ
Hoorn
Karin A H
KA
Kaasjager
Robert
R
Zietse
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001810:Blood Volume; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
D012964:Sodium