Hyponatremia Evaluation and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Simon, Eric E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Hepatology.; Nephrology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder found in a variety of settings. Manifestations range from subtle abnormalities to convulsions and death.  New treatment options, such as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) antagonists, have created the need for a resource presenting the latest evidence and clini...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology and Significance of Hyponatremia
• Physiology of water balance and pathophysiology of hyponatremia
• Utility of Electrolyte-Free Water Clearance in the Analysis and Treatment of Dysnatremias
• Cerebral-Renal Salt Wasting
• CNS Manifestations of Hyponatremia and Its Treatment
• Hyponatremia Induced by Drugs
• Hyponatremia in Heart Failure
• Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Treatment
• Hyponatremia in Psychosis
• Exercise Associated Hyponatremia
• Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists
• Treatment of Hyponatremia.