Profound hyponatremia in cirrhosis: a case report
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Profound hyponatremia in cirrhosis: a case report
INTRODUCTION Cirrhosis of the liver commonly leads to a state of chronic hypervolemic hyponatremia. Profound exacerbation of the hyponatremic state may occur in patients with decompensated cirrhosis in conjunction with acute stressors such as infection or binge alcohol ingestion. CASE PRESENTATION A 47 year old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented to the hospital with symptomat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-3-77