Clinical observation: Hyponatremia associated with diuretic use and urinary retention in an older man

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2353-2354

  Ezra, Navid ^a   Alessi, Cathy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DEMECLOCYCLINE; DIURETIC AGENT; FINASTERIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CYSTOSCOPY; DIZZINESS; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SALT INTAKE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 71549154124     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02604.x     Document Type: Letter

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