Severe hyponatraemia in medical in-patients: Aetiology, assessment and outcome

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 505-511

  Clayton, J A ^a   Le Jeune, I R ^a   Hall, I P ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIURETIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33748101587     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl071     Document Type: Review

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