Hyponatremia and hypernatremia in the emergency department: severity and outcomes [PDF]
Objective Hyponatremia and hypernatremia are common electrolyte disorders. Few studies to date have focused on patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with sodium (Na) disorders.
Karalynn Otterness +3 more
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Both hypernatremia and an abnormal immune response may increase hospital mortality in patients with sepsis. This study examined the association of hypernatremia with abnormal immune response and mortality in 520 adult patients with sepsis in an intensive
Chiung-Yu Lin +9 more
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Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives [PDF]
Hypernatremia is an occasionally encountered electrolyte disorder, which may lead to fatal consequences under improper management. Hypernatremia is a disorder of the homeostatic status regarding body water and sodium contents. This imbalance is the basis
Giae Yun, Seon Ha Baek, Sejoong Kim
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Diagnosis and treatment of brain injury complicated by hypernatremia
Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte disorder in patients with brain injury. The mortality of brain injury patients with severe hypernatremia may be as high as 86.8%. The efficacy of conventional treatment for hypernatremia is limited.
Hao Wu +5 more
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Hypernatremia during the first week of life in very preterm infants and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 3 to 4 years of age: a cohort study. [PDF]
Background Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte disorder in both term and preterm infants. Previous studies have suggested a correlation between hypernatremia and short-term complications in preterm infants, such as intraventricular hemorrhage and ...
Murakami M +6 more
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Multiple electrolyte imbalances in hospitalized patients: a multimorbidity perspective from a large, retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Introduction Multiple electrolyte imbalances (MEIs) are underexplored in hospitalized patients. We aimed to determine: (1) the prevalence and prognostic impact of MEIs; (2) the associations between electrolyte imbalance (EI) combinations and adverse ...
Jiang N +5 more
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An Unusual Case of Extrapontine Myelinolysis in a Post-partum Woman with Hypernatremia. [PDF]
Hypernatremia is a condition that can lead to severe neurological symptoms, including flaccid paralysis, cognitive impairment, encephalopathy, and coma. Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS), which encompasses central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine
Rathore A +6 more
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Hypernatremia is an electrolyte disorder most prevalent in the elderly and the critically ill, with over 60% of cases developing over the course of an inpatient stay. Characterized by elevated serum sodium concentrations, this disorder is manifested either by pure-water loss without replacement, or excessive sodium intake without appropriate water ...
Jessica S. Everitt +2 more
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Anesthetic care of a child with severe hypernatremia [PDF]
Severe electrolyte derangements are routinely corrected prior to elective anesthetic care. However, in urgent and emergent situations, anesthetic care may be required even with electrolyte disorders.
S. Lozovskiy, J. D. Tobias
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The frequency of hypernatremia at presenting to the Emergency Department with acute bronchiolitis [PDF]
Aim: Acute bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract disease in children. In addition to its common clinical findings, it may also cause extrarenal water losses. Deficiency in total body water is a risk for hypernatremia.
Dilek Konuksever, Eylem Gül Ateş
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