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Life-Threatening Hyponatremia


Authors: V. Hrabovský;  Arnošt Martínek
Authors‘ workplace: Metabolická JIP Interní kliniky FN, Ostrava-Poruba, přednosta MUDr. A. Martínek, CSc.
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2003; (7): 410-412
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Overview

Hyponatremia is characterized by a decrease of serum sodium level below 135 mmol/l. Severehyponatremia (serum levels below 127 mmol/l) developed within 48 hours or below 120 mmol/developing during a longer period of time) is associated with a high risk life-threatening osmoticdemyelinization syndrome. The same risk originates in an ill-judged correction of theseextremely low pathological levels.

Key words:
hyponatremia – osmotic demyelinization syndrome.

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