Discontinuing HTS Therapy HTS is continued until patients are no longer considered to be at risk for hyponatremia. The timing varies among patients, but, in general, the risk for hyponatremia persists ...

Losing mainly fluid is known as hypertonic dehydration – or hypernatremia. Losing mainly sodium is known as hypotonic dehydration – or hyponatremia.

However, three months later, when daily fluid intake was increased to 3000 ml., mental confusion, disorientation, nausea and vomiting associated with hyponatremia and a urine hypertonic to serum ...

Hyponatremia in Cerebral Disease Resulting from the Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone Authors: Norman W. Carter, M.D., Floyd C. Rector, Jr., M.D., and Donald W. Seldin, M.D. Author ...

Patients were excluded if they had severe symptomatic hyponatremia in need of hypertonic saline or if they had end-stage kidney disease or active liver failure or were receiving end-of-life care.

Aim: As the most common electrolyte disorder in the Emergency Department, hyponatremia is a serious medical condition associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Hypertonic saline is an ...

Hyponatremia occurs when sodium levels in the body are below the typical level. It may develop in people living with cirrhosis, which is when scar tissue develops on the liver and replaces healthy ...

Hyponatremia in lung cancer Hyponatremia, otherwise known as low blood sodium levels, is the most common electrolyte imbalance disorder found in lung cancer patients. This condition can be related ...

With incidental asymptomatic hyponatremia, treatment is aimed at preventing further decreases in serum sodium. These athletes may be given oral hypertonic solution if serum sodium is <130 mmol/L (100 ...