Once the differential diagnosis is made, treatment can be initiated. While many may believe it is the sole responsibility of the physician or APN to diagnose the hyponatremic patient, it is ...

A study finds that patients who develop hyponatremia after starting thiazide diuretics for hypertension have nearly twice the ...

Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion, or SIADH, is a known complication of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). SIADH makes your body produce too much of a hormone that causes your ...

Mortality risk nearly doubled for patients who developed hyponatremia soon after initiating a thiazide vs. controls. Patients with early hyponatremia also had increased risks for complications ...

Hyponatremia (defined as serum sodium concentration <135 mmol/l) represents a previously unrecognized cause of osteoporosis, say researchers of a new study published in the Journal of Bone and ...

Many heart failure patients present with some degree hyponatremia from water retention. Tolvaptan has been shown in more than one clinical trial to raise sodium levels, however mortality and ...

Hyponatremia commonly occurs in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Two mechanisms have been proposed as causes: syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone and cerebral salt ...