Life-threatening hyponatremia in marathon runners: The Varon-Ayus syndrome revisited

Critical Care and Shock

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 23-27

  Acosta, Pilar ^a   Varon, Joseph ^b  

^a Tamaulipas School of Medicine   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Hydration; Hyponatremia; Marathon runners; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MARATHON RUNNER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VARON AYUS SYNDROME;

EID: 20444396537     PISSN: 14107767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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