Exertional dysnatremia in collapsed marathon runners: A critical role for point-of-care testing to guide appropriate therapy

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-340

  Siegel, Arthur J ^a,f   D'Hemecourt, Pierre ^b,f   Adner, Marvin M ^c   Shirey, Terry ^d   Brown, Jeffrey L ^a,f   Lewandrowski, Kent B ^e,f  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Metro West Medical Center   (United States)

^d Nova Biomedical   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysnatremia; Encephalopathy; Exercise associated hyponatremia; Inappropriate antidiuresis

Indexed keywords

HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMA; FLUID INTAKE; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STANDARD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; BRAIN DISEASE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RUNNING;

BRAIN DISEASES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RUNNING;

EID: 69849113261     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP30OGLSLWLEIY     Document Type: Article

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