Abstract
Hyponatremia is a frequently encountered condition that requires careful management to avoid both complications of prolonged severe hyponatremia and life-threatening brain damage resulting from too-rapid correction of the problem. Treatment before the condition becomes severe is the aim. Correction should be carried out as slowly as the clinical condition will allow; serum sodium should not be increased more than 12 mEq per L (12 mmol/per L) per day. Too-rapid correction may lead to demyelination syndromes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 119-124 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American family physician |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |