HYPONATREMIA IS COMMON IN BOTH INPATIENTS and outpatients. Medications are often the cause of acute or chronic hyponatremia. Measuring the serum osmolality, urine sodium concentration and urine ...

As a general rule, the treatment of hyponatremia should be directed at the primary underlying disorder because such treatment might, in itself, correct the electrolyte imbalance. Thiazide diuretics ...

I have a 95 year old nursing home patient (Jessie) with a serum sodium level of 128. What could be causing this and how should it be treated? Most of the water in the body is in the cells. If water ...

Ure Na box Nephcentric announced the launch of Ure-Na (urea), a new medical food for the management of euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia, including syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH ...

Hyponatremia: An Update on the Management of SIADH Therapeutic options for SIADH have been significantly enhanced with the introduction of specific vasopressin receptor antagonists HOW TO TAKE THE ...

In older age, low sodium tends to be caused by taking certain medications, kidney problems, or infection. However, there can be multiple causes, and the treatment depends on the cause. Sodium is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee today did not recommend approval of lixivaptan for ...

The FDA has approved an intravenous drug for hospital patients suffering from potentially life-threateningly low sodium levels, the drug's manufacturer said Friday. Astellas Pharma US Inc. said it ...

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 ...

Background A 43-year-old woman was referred to the Psychiatric Unit of the University of Florence Hospital, 1 year after the development of a clinical picture characterized by nausea, hyporexia, ...