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How low can you go? Severe hyponatremia with a sodium of 94 mg/dL corrected with proactive strategy

Authors :
Manan Shah
Viralkumar Amrutiya
Nikesh Patel
Sophia Kwon
Jeffrey Fein
Abraham Lo
Source :
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp 460-461 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020.

Abstract

We present a case of severe symptomatic hyponatremia (94 mEq/L) in a male patient who presented with nausea, vomiting, and multiple falls. The patient was found with symptomatic hypo-osmolar hypovolemic hyponatremia secondary to volume loss from vomiting, diuretic use, and consumption of solute-free water. To manage such a severely hyponatremic patient, concomitant 3% hypertonic saline and DDAVP were initiated with successful slow and sustained correction of sodium without complications of osmotic demyelination syndrome.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20009666
Volume :
10
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.868b1dd5a77d425cbabc8d36e76c0534
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1809928