Thiazide diuretics for hypertensive treatment induced severe hyponatremia with consciousness disturbance in two elderly cases

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-261

  Takeshita, Masako ^a   Miyao, Mariko ^a   Mizuno, Yuzo ^a  

^a Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypertension; Hyponatremia; Thiazide diuretics

Indexed keywords

THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS;

EID: 77954828665     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.47.257     Document Type: Article

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