Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder and a frequent trigger for urgent assessment in internal medicine. Beyond classic culprits such as thiazide diuretics and antidepressants, ...

A consistent recent finding has been the strong association between hyponatremia and fractures. Initially, two case control studies reported the association of mild asymptomatic hyponatremia with bone ...

Careful evaluation of older patients with epilepsy is necessary for minimizing the risk of hyponatremia. As a large population of patients with epilepsy ages, risk of hyponatremia has become an ...

Hyperglycemia refers to high blood glucose levels, while hyponatremia refers to low blood sodium levels. While they are different conditions, some people with hyperglycemia might also have ...

SAN DIEGO — The use of a targeted plasma sodium correction did not reduce 30-day mortality and rehospitalization rates in hospitalized patients with hyponatremia despite often achieving normonatremia, ...

Hyponatremia occurs when sodium levels in the body are below the typical level. It may develop in people living with cirrhosis, which is when scar tissue develops on the liver and replaces healthy ...

When your liver is severely damaged, you can end up with cirrhosis that then contributes to hyponatremia, which is low blood sodium levels. When your liver is damaged, your body repairs the damage by ...

Hyponatremia occurs when the blood’s sodium levels drop dangerously low due to excessive water intake. Sodium is essential for nerve function, muscle movement, and fluid balance. When hyponatremia ...

Patients with ACTH/cortisol deficiency and hyponatremia have inappropriately elevated AVP levels as well as direct renal impairment of urinary dilution. In addition, glucocorticoid replacement ...