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Beer Potomania: Why Initial Fluid Resuscitation May Be Harmful.
- Source :
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Case Reports in Nephrology . 4/22/2022, p1-3. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Beer potomania is one of the less common causes of hyponatremia that we encounter. Patients usually have a recent history of binge drinking along with poor diet. The low solute content in alcoholic beverages limits daily urine output, and ingestion of extra fluid will cause dilutional hyponatremia as a result. Blindly providing intravenous fluid without an underlying cause of the hyponatremia can be detrimental, such as in patients with beer potomania. In our case, a patient presented to the emergency department due to poor oral intake from jaw pain and was found to be hyponatremic from alcohol intake. He initially received 2 liters of fluid, which caused overcorrection of his sodium, requiring more free water to lower his sodium as a result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906641
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Nephrology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156672878
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8778304