SAN DIEGO — The use of a targeted plasma sodium correction did not reduce 30-day mortality and rehospitalization rates in hospitalized patients with hyponatremia despite often achieving normonatremia, ...

These data fill a knowledge gap, given that large randomized clinical trials assessing hyponatremia correction are unlikely to be performed. New research findings dispel the dogma that slower ...

As a general rule, the treatment of hyponatremia should be directed at the primary underlying disorder because such treatment might, in itself, correct the electrolyte imbalance. Thiazide diuretics ...

Human cells dwell in salt water. Their well-being depends on the ability of the body to regulate the salinity of extracellular fluids. By controlling water intake and excretion, the osmoregulatory ...

Mild chronic hyponatremia has generally been viewed to be a relatively benign condition. 6 Increased attention is now being focused on the possible deleterious consequences of mild and asymptomatic ...

Low serum sodium concentrations in blood are called hyponatremia, a prevalent clinical electrolyte disorder. In contrast to acute hyponatremia, chronic hyponatremia has been previously considered ...