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Hyponatraemia: Etiology, Management And Outcome, Aasima Yawar, Abdul Jabbar, Naeem Ul Haque, Lubna M Zuberi, Najmul Islam, Jaweed Akhtar
Hyponatraemia: Etiology, Management And Outcome, Aasima Yawar, Abdul Jabbar, Naeem Ul Haque, Lubna M Zuberi, Najmul Islam, Jaweed Akhtar
Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
OBJECTIVE: To determine the etiology of hyponatraemia, the treatment instituted and the outcome of treatment in a tertiary care hospital setting.
STUDY DESIGN: Case series.PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between January and June 2004.
METHODOLOGY: Case records of 220 patients admitted to the medical service were identified through computerized hospital patients' data. All patients (3) 15 years with a sodium level on admission of (2) 130 mmol/litre were included. The records of those patients were reviewed for relevant demographic, clinical and laboratory data, in addition to the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of hospitalization. The …