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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 ...

In contrast, treating someone with SIADH with normal saline could create a symptomatic lowering of the serum sodium concentration (Palmer, 2000). Overall, the treatment for hyponatremia after SAH ...

When hyponatremia is treated promptly and appropriately, patients' sodium levels return to normal without detrimental effects. Hyponatremia is seen in 10%-40% of the patients with subarachnoid ...

Many heart failure patients present with some degree hyponatremia from water retention. Tolvaptan has been shown in more than one clinical trial to raise sodium levels, however mortality and ...