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Hyponatremia in pneumonia
Author(s) -
Edmonds Zachary V.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.1933
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , pneumonia , intensive care medicine , syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion , vasopressin , antidiuretic , vasopressin antagonists , covid-19 , vasopressin receptor , disease , receptor , infectious disease (medical specialty) , antagonist
Hyponatremia is relatively common in patients admitted with pneumonia, and it is associated with higher disease severity. The precise mechanism is incompletely understood, but the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion is felt to play a significant role. Traditional options to manage hyponatremia in such patients are fraught with challenges. The recently approved vasopressin receptor antagonists offer a new option for the management of this challenging condition. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2012; 7:S11–S13. © 2012 Society of Hospital Medicine