Unpredictable Nature of Tolvaptan in Treatment of Hypervolemic Hyponatremia: Case Review on Role of Vaptans

Hyponatremia is one of the most commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities occurring in up to 22% of hospitalized patients. Hyponatremia usually reflects excess water retention relative to sodium rather than sodium deficiency. Volume status and serum osmolality are essential to determine etiolog...

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Main Authors: Ishan Malhotra, Shilpa Gopinath, Kalyana C. Janga, Sheldon Greenberg, Shree K. Sharma, Regina Tarkovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/807054
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