Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia

Although the incidence of preeclampsia complicated by hyponatremia is reportedly rare, the effects on the maternal outcome are severe and life-threatening. Here, we describe a case of a patient with preeclampsia who coded postpartum and was discovered to have hypervolemic hyponatremia and subsequent...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richard Hsu, Anna Tong, Chaur-Dong Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8850725
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849309251294461952
author Richard Hsu
Anna Tong
Chaur-Dong Hsu
author_facet Richard Hsu
Anna Tong
Chaur-Dong Hsu
author_sort Richard Hsu
collection DOAJ
description Although the incidence of preeclampsia complicated by hyponatremia is reportedly rare, the effects on the maternal outcome are severe and life-threatening. Here, we describe a case of a patient with preeclampsia who coded postpartum and was discovered to have hypervolemic hyponatremia and subsequently recovered after fluid diuresis and resolution of hyponatremia. While hyponatremia in preeclampsia is rare, it is even more unique for it to lead to cardiopulmonary arrest consequently. Therefore, sodium levels and fluid status should be monitored closely and promptly corrected without delay to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in patients with preeclampsia.
format Article
id doaj-art-185799f0cac141cb9aa35efdd72cf4dc
institution Kabale University
issn 2090-6684
2090-6692
language English
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
spelling doaj-art-185799f0cac141cb9aa35efdd72cf4dc2025-08-20T03:54:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922021-01-01202110.1155/2021/88507258850725Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with PreeclampsiaRichard Hsu0Anna Tong1Chaur-Dong Hsu2Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USAWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USAWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USAAlthough the incidence of preeclampsia complicated by hyponatremia is reportedly rare, the effects on the maternal outcome are severe and life-threatening. Here, we describe a case of a patient with preeclampsia who coded postpartum and was discovered to have hypervolemic hyponatremia and subsequently recovered after fluid diuresis and resolution of hyponatremia. While hyponatremia in preeclampsia is rare, it is even more unique for it to lead to cardiopulmonary arrest consequently. Therefore, sodium levels and fluid status should be monitored closely and promptly corrected without delay to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in patients with preeclampsia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8850725
spellingShingle Richard Hsu
Anna Tong
Chaur-Dong Hsu
Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
title Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
title_full Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
title_fullStr Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
title_full_unstemmed Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
title_short Hypervolemic Hyponatremia as a Reversible Cause of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Postpartum Patient with Preeclampsia
title_sort hypervolemic hyponatremia as a reversible cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in a postpartum patient with preeclampsia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8850725
work_keys_str_mv AT richardhsu hypervolemichyponatremiaasareversiblecauseofcardiopulmonaryarrestinapostpartumpatientwithpreeclampsia
AT annatong hypervolemichyponatremiaasareversiblecauseofcardiopulmonaryarrestinapostpartumpatientwithpreeclampsia
AT chaurdonghsu hypervolemichyponatremiaasareversiblecauseofcardiopulmonaryarrestinapostpartumpatientwithpreeclampsia