Hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia: Pitfalls in testing

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7591, 2007, Pages 473-476

  Smellie, W Stuart A ^a   Heald, A ^b  

^a BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLICLAZIDE; METFORMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; LABORATORY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOLALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BALANCE; FEMALE; MICTURITION; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; URINATION;

EID: 33847785687     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39098.744560.47     Document Type: Article

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