Investigation and management of severe hyponatraemia in a hospital setting
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Severe hyponatraemia: investigation and management in a district general hospital.
AIMS To study the incidence, investigation, and management of severe hyponatraemia (serum sodium < 120 mmol/litre) over a period of six months in a district general hospital. METHODS The laboratory computer was used to identify all inpatients who had a serum sodium concentration of less than 120 mmol/litre over a six month period. The records of these patients were reviewed for the relevant d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.2005.036947