Credit: Getty Images Findings are based on a study including more than 72,000 patients on hemodialysis from 25 countries. Mortality risk doubles in patients on hemodialysis with both hyponatremia and ...

A consistent recent finding has been the strong association between hyponatremia and fractures. Initially, two case control studies reported the association of mild asymptomatic hyponatremia with bone ...

In a new evidence-based clinical guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends isotonic intravenous fluids (IVFs) with appropriate potassium chloride and dextrose for most children ...

A secondary analysis of four randomised clinical trials including 96 participants found a 31% incidence of acute hyponatremia after administration of a single dose of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ...

DURING the past ten years the danger of giving patients (particularly those with impaired cardiac function) too much sodium has frequently been stressed. However, the opposite danger of hyponatremia, ...

What is hyponatremia and what are its physical effects? Hyponatremia means a reduced blood sodium concentration. When the sodium level falls below 129 mmol per liter, it creates, in mild cases, a ...

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 ...

Background Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia (EAH) is a potentially fatal condition during endurance exercise (Petzold et al, 2007). Excessive fluid intake over and above normal fluid losses is the ...

Hyponatremia is a condition of low sodium concentration in the blood. Prolonged overhydration during exercise is the primary cause of all forms of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) and should be ...