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Incidence Of Hyponatremia In Acute Bronchiolitis, Ahmed A. Khatab, Haitham Y. Hassbou, Salem El Sayed Deraz, Wael A. Bahbah

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objective To assess the incidence and early detection of hyponatremia (below 135 mmol/l) associated with acute bronchoilitis in infants. Background Acute bronchiolitis is the most common disease of lower respiratory tract during the first year of life. It occurs as an annual epidemic in winter, and it often affects the child's ability to feed. Hyponatremia is a prognostic factor that might predict the disease course of children with severe bronchiolitis. Patients and methods This study was conducted on 300 patients having acute bronchiolitis from February 2015 to February 2016. They were divided into two groups: group I included 240 patients …