Case Report: Severe hypernatremia from psychogenic adipsia
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Case Report: Severe hypernatremia from psychogenic adipsia
Hypernatremia is a common emergency room presentation and carries high mortality. We describe a case of a 56-year-old male patient with who presents with refusal to drink water for several weeks leading to the admission. He was diagnosed with psychogenic adipsia and was treated successfully with fluids, mirtazapine and clonazepam.
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عنوان ژورنال: F1000Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.9181.1