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A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency unit with a 48 h history of generalised weakness and confusion. On examination, she had mild slurring of speech although there was no other focal neurological deficit.
Victoria John, Philip Evans, Atul Kalhan
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Profound hyponatraemia in the emergency department: seasonality and risk factors
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Profound hyponatremia (
Tibor Huwyler +7 more
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A case report of complete atrioventricular heart block due to hyponatremia
Complete heart block is a medical emergency managed by insertion of cardiac pacemakers. Most common reversible causes of AV (atrioventricular block) are drug induced, metabolic and endocrine causes.
A K Badrinath +3 more
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Hyponatraemia-induced rhabdomyolysis is a rare, but reported phenomenon, particularly in patients with chronic schizophrenia on depot antipsychotics prone to psychogenic polydipsia.
Milne, Chris, Secombe, Paul
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Objectives Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) exposure can lead to hyponatraemia, which is a common cause of delirium. An association between PPI exposure and delirium without hyponatraemia has been suggested in the literature.
Charles Dolladille +7 more
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Management of hyponatraemia in older people: old threats and new opportunities
Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality seen in clinical practice, and is especially prevalent in frail, older people. However, the serious implications of hyponatraemia in this age group are seldom recognized by clinicians. Hyponatraemia
Hannah S.C. Talbot, Roy L. Soiza
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Hyponatraemia is independently associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with pneumonia. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia on hospital admission has been shown to be a risk factor for illness severity in critically ill patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether hyponatraemia on emergency department (ED) admission ...
Pfortmüller, Carmen +14 more
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