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Do the etiology of hyponatremia and serum sodium levels affect the length of hospital stay in geriatric patients with hyponatremia? [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2022
Background: Hyponatremia can lead to a prolonged hospital stay and increased morbidity and mortality rates in geriatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hyponatremia etiology and serum sodium (Na) levels on hospitalisation time in ...
Baser Salih, Yılmaz Cakmak Nuray, Gemcioglu Emin   +2 more
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Seasonal prevalence of hyponatremia in the emergency department: impact of age

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Hyponatremia is one of the most commonly encountered electrolyte disorders in emergency department (ED). Seasonal fluctuations of the prevalence of hyponatremia has been reported. We investigated the impact of age on the seasonal prevalence of
Naohiko Imai, Kiyomi Osako, Nagayuki Kaneshiro, Yugo Shibagaki   +3 more
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Sex differences in the effects of MDMA (ecstasy) on plasma copeptin in healthy subjects [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND:3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) misuse is associated with hyponatremia particularly in women. Hyponatremia is possibly due to inappropriate secretion of plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP).
Liechti, M. E., Cédric M. Hysek, Hysek, C. M., Matthias E. Liechti, Linda D. Simmler, Simmler, L. D.   +5 more
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Persistent Hyponatremia due to Sodium Wasting via External Biliary Drainage

, 2023
Hyponatremia is the most common disorder of body fluid and electrolyte balance encountered in clinical practice. It can lead to a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and length of hospital stay. A 76-
Cihan Uysal, Rıfkı Sarıca, OYMAK, OKTAY, Koçyiğit, Hafsa, Oktay Oymak, Tugba Yilmaz, SARICA, RIFKI, YILMAZ, TUĞBA, Rifki Sarica, UYSAL, CİHAN, KAHRİMAN, GÜVEN, Tuğba Yılmaz, Hafsa Koçyiğit, Güven Kahriman   +13 more
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Clinical Significance and Management of Hyponatremia in Liver Cirrhosis

Gastroenterology Insights, 2023
The overall prevalence of hyponatremia in cirrhotics is around 50%. Hypovolemic hyponatremia is a result of excessive fluid loss caused mostly by diuretic treatment or diarrhea.
Martin Janičko, Sylvia Dražilová, Jakub Gazda, Martin Tomáš, Martin Kučera, Želmíra Šuchová, Peter Jarčuška   +6 more
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The prevalence and mortality of hyponatremia is seriously underestimated in Chinese general medical patients: an observational retrospective study

BMC Nephrology, 2017
Background Hyponatremia (serum sodium concentration 
Jinling Hao, Yang Li, Xuehan Zhang, Cheng Pang, Yi Wang, Sagar U. Nigwekar, Ling Qiu, Limeng Chen   +7 more
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Prevalence and Description of Hyponatremia in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital: An Observational Retrospective Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Background: Hyponatremia (serum sodium concentration <135 mEq/L) is the most common electrolyte abnormality among hospitalized patients. Our aim was to study the epidemiology of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients, as well as the short-term ...
Henri Lu, Peter Vollenweider, Sébastien Kissling, Pedro Marques-Vidal   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Anticancer Drug-Induced Hyponatremia: An Analysis Using the Japanese Adverse Drug Report (JADER) Database

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Hyponatremia is among the most prevalent electrolyte abnormalities observed in patients with cancer during chemotherapy. Therefore, managing hyponatremia is crucial since it causes a severe electrolyte imbalance that can lead ...
Naohisa Tamura, Tomoaki Ishida, Kei Kawada, Kohei Jobu, Shumpei Morisawa, Saburo Yoshioka, Mitsuhiko Miyamura   +6 more
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Hyponatremia and the Brain [PDF]

Kidney International Reports, 2018
Hyponatremia is defined by low serum sodium concentration and is the most common electrolyte disorder encountered in clinical practice. Serum sodium is the main determinant of plasma osmolality, which, in turn, affects cell volume. In the presence of low extracellular osmolality, cells will swell if the adaptation mechanisms involved in the cell volume
Gankam Kengne, Fabrice, Decaux, Guy
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Risk factors and causes of hyponatremia in patients after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A retrospective study

Radiation Medicine and Protection, 2021
Background: Hyponatremia is the most frequently encountered electrolyte abnormality which is caused by kinds of reasons including kidney, metabolic and central nervous system diseases. The adverse effects of hyponatremia include but not limit to cerebral
Yaxuan Pi, Yi Li, Zhongshan Shi, Yamei Tang   +3 more
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