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Title: | Multifaceted hyponatraemia : a case of changing aetiologies |
Authors: | Mula, Abigail Mangion, Jessica Gruppetta, Mark |
Keywords: | Hyponatremia -- Diagnosis Sodium -- Metabolism -- Disorders -- Etiology Hyponatremia -- Malta -- Case studies Water-electrolyte imbalances Drugs -- Side effects |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | MA Healthcare Ltd. |
Citation: | Mula, A., Mangion, J., & Gruppetta, M. (2022). Multifaceted hyponatraemia: a case of changing aetiologies. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 83(3), 10.12968/hmed.2021.0378 |
Abstract: | Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disturbance encountered both in the community and hospitalised patients, with a prevalence of 8% in the community and a particular risk among the geriatric population. The aetiology of hyponatraemia is multifactorial, with drugs and a poor diet being among the most common causes. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion and endocrinopathies are less frequent aetiologies. This case report presents a patient with symptomatic severe hyponatraemia with an initial serum sodium level of 97mmol/litre, with recurrence following 10 days of hospitalisation. The change in aetiology, corroborated by investigations and response to treatment, are discussed in detail as thiazide-associated hyponatraemia and syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone are described. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110304 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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