Beer Potomania: An Unusual Cause of Hyponatremia at High Risk of Complications From Rapid Correction

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-680

  Sanghvi, Shalin R ^a,b   Kellerman, Paul S ^a,b   Nanovic, Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Veterans Affair Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithm; Beer; complications; hyponatremia; management; potomania; treatment

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIAMINE; WATER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEER; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSMOLARITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548856497     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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