Hypothyroidism as a Cause of Hyponatremia: Fact or Fiction?

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 894-897

  Sun, Grace E ^a   Pantalone, Kevin M ^b   Hatipoglu, Betul ^b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LIOTHYRONINE; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84871365416     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP12130.OR     Document Type: Review

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