Hyponatraemia – presentations and management
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Hyponatraemia - presentations and management.
Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disturbance encountered in clinical practice. It is associated with -significant morbidity and mortality, thus appropriate investigation and treatment is essential. Hyponatraemia presents with a spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from no symptoms to life-threatening neurological sequelae. Hyponatraemia has multiple aetiologies and distinguish...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-263