Background A 43-year-old woman was referred to the Psychiatric Unit of the University of Florence Hospital, 1 year after the development of a clinical picture characterized by nausea, hyporexia, ...

That means that as climate change worsens and extreme heat becomes more common, hyponatremia cases will likely skyrocket, too. To avoid a tsunami of serious cases in the coming decades, it's crucial ...

The following is a summary of “Point-of-care ultrasound is a useful adjunct tool to a clinician’s assessment in the evaluation of severe hyponatraemia,” published in the January 2024 issue of ...

Sodium, a vital electrolyte, plays crucial roles in maintaining osmotic pressure, fluid balance, and pH levels in bodily fluids. It's essential for nerve impulses and muscle contractions.

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Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a hereditary channelopathy caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A alpha subunit. In individuals without structural heart disease, ...

Introduction: Admission hyponatremia, frequent in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, has been associated with increased mortality. However, although euvolemic hyponatremia secondary to the Syndrome ...

The term hyponatremia refers to a condition where the blood level of the electrolyte sodium is too low. A healthy sodium level is between 135 and 145 mmol/l and a person is considered to be ...

Hyponatremia refers to an abnormally low level of the electrolyte sodium (salt) in the blood. Sodium is an electrolyte that helps regulate the amount of water within and around cells in the body.