HYPONATREMIA has been observed repeatedly ... The water diuresis was accompanied by a sudden drop in the urine osmolality to a low value of 141 milliosmols per liter (seventeenth day, Fig.

Signs and symptoms associated with hyponatremia are secondary to cellular hypo-osmolality. Fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, muscle cramps weakness, and confusion occur when serum sodium ...

Hyponatremia (defined as serum sodium concentration <135 mmol/l) represents a previously unrecognized cause of osteoporosis, say researchers of a new study published in the Journal of Bone and ...

A drop in sodium is called hyponatremia. Your doctor may suspect ... These tests measure sodium levels and osmolality – the concentration of particles – in your blood or urine.

on the methods for the diagnosis of dehydration in older adults >65 years concluded that using serum osmolality ... primary treatment for hypovolemic hyponatremia. If a patient with hyponatremia ...

urine volume plasma osmolality. Fluid/electrolyte imbalance (eg, cystic fibrosis). Adjust fluid intake downward (esp in children and elderly) to decrease risk of water intoxication, hyponatremia.

When all other potential causes of hyponatremia have been ruled out ( Table 1), differentiation between CSW and SIADH should occur in the patient with SAH. Hyponatremia alone is not a reliable ...