Open AccessHyponatraemia
Author(s) -
Susan Ball
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh/the journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2042-8189
pISSN - 1478-2715
DOI - 10.4997/jrcpe.2010.312
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , outcome (game theory) , duration (music) , medical emergency , emergency medicine , surgery , psychiatry , art , mathematics , mathematical economics , literature
Hyponatraemia is present in 15-20% of non-selected emergency admissions to hospitals in the UK. It is associated with increased mortality and morbidity as well as increased duration of stay, independent of the cause for admission. Hyponatraemia is therefore common and important, driving the need for a rational but practical management strategy. This must encompass a stratified approach based on clinical presentation, balancing diagnostic uncertainty and the relative merits of different interventions to achieve the best outcome.