Slower rates of sodium correction in hyponatremia may have gone too far in their attempts to prevent osmotic demyelination syndrome.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medium or fast sodium correction reduced the risk for death or neurologic complications vs. slow correction. The ...

Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder and a frequent trigger for urgent assessment in internal medicine. Beyond classic culprits such as thiazide diuretics and antidepressants, ...

As a general rule, the treatment of hyponatremia should be directed at the primary underlying disorder because such treatment might, in itself, correct the electrolyte imbalance. Thiazide diuretics ...

Researchers have found in a new study that among hospitalized adults with severe hyponatremia, medium or fast sodium ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cumulative incidence of hyponatremia was about 1.4 percentage points higher for thiazide diuretics than ...

For patients hospitalized with severe hyponatremia, faster sodium correction is associated with a lower risk for 90-day death or delayed neurologic events, according to a study published online in the ...

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, WHEN IT COMES TO SODIUM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TOLD TO WATCH THEIR LEVELS SO THEY DON’T CONSUME TOO MUCH. BUT THERE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS EFFECTS TO YOUR HEALTH. IF YOU ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Marathoners know better than most to stay hydrated. Your body does need lots of fluid before, during, and after the race, but it's possible to overdo it. That can lead to a ...

Global warming is likely to increase the number of people requiring hospitalization due to critically low sodium levels in the blood, a condition known as hyponatremia. A new study projects that a ...