Water and sodium retention during severe hypothyroidism create a state of volume depletion, low extracellular fluid osmolality and increased water retention. The hypothyroid population is ...

Correspondence to Professor Stefano Nava, Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy; stefano.nava{at}aosp.bo.it We studied the effects ...