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ArticleCase reports in nephrology2017

Therapeutic Approach to the Management of Severe Asymptomatic Hyponatremia.

Thaofiq Ijaiya, Sandhya Manohar, Kameswari Lakshmi

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Article in Case reports in nephrology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Thaofiq IjaiyaDepartment of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Rochelle, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3721-2421
Sandhya ManoharDepartment of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Rochelle, NY, USA.
Kameswari LakshmiDepartment of Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Rochelle, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyponatremia is an electrolyte imbalance encountered commonly in the hospital and ambulatory settings. It can be seen in isolation or present as a complication of other medical conditions. It is therefore a challenge to determine the appropriate therapeutic intervention. An understanding of the etiology is key in instituting the right treatment. Clinicians must not be too hasty to correct a random laboratory value without first understanding the physiologic principle. We present such a case of a patient who presented with sodium of 98 mmol/L, the lowest recorded in the current literature, and yet was asymptomatic. Following appropriate management driven by an understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism, the patient was managed to full recovery without any clinically significant neurological sequelae.

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PMID28819575
PMCPMC5551525

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