Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
Maulin K Shah,1 Biruh Workeneh,1,2 George E Taffet1,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Nephrology, 3Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Hypernatremia in the geriatric population ...
George Taffet, Biruh T Workeneh
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Background and objectives: Hypernatremia can be community or hospital-acquired, and there may be specific factors unique to the hospital environment, such as intravenous fluid treatment, which contribute to hypernatremia.
Ramessh Ranjan +4 more
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Hypernatremia is defined as an elevated serum sodium concentration. Usually hypernatremia is caused by a relative water deficit occurring with decreased thirst sensation and/or reduced water intake. In rare cases hypernatremia may be caused by excessive sodium intake.
David A, Goff, Valeria, Higinio
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Hypernatremia in Newborns: A Practical Approach to Management
Hypernatremia is a potentially serious condition in both term and preterm babies, which can lead to severe and permanent neurological damage. There are many physiological changes in sodium homeostasis that occur soon after birth.
Naveed Ur Rehman Durrani +2 more
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HYPERNATREMIA IN CHILDREN. FOCUS ON THE NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS [PDF]
The hypernatremia is an electrolyte disorder in patients at the hospital stage of the treatment. The symptomatic hypernatremia is associated with severe neurological disorders.
R. F. Tepaev
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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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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 ...
Michiko Murakami +6 more
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Hypernatremia in Hospital-at-Home Patients: Prevalence, Clinical Profile, and Mortality in Institutionalized and Home-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Background: Hypernatremia is an infrequent but clinically relevant electrolyte disorder in older adults and is associated with poor outcomes. Patients managed through Hospital-at-Home (HaH) programs, particularly those living in institutional settings ...
María de Castro-García +7 more
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Case report: Psychosis and catatonia in an adolescent patient with adipsic hypernatremia and autoantibodies against the subfornical organ [PDF]
This is the first description of a patient in which adipsic hypernatremia, a rare autoimmune encephalitis, presented in combination with complex psychiatric symptomatology, including psychosis and catatonia.
Matthias Liebrand +13 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 ...
Nan Jiang +5 more
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