Vasopressin Antagonists and Dilutional Hyponatremia
The paradox of dilutional hyponatremia, as described by Ovid two millennia ago, continues to apply to patients with advanced cirrhosis today: they have unremitting thirst despite vastly increased total body water. Hyponatremia of less than 130 mmol/L occurs in 30% of cirrhotic patients (1), and...
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| description | The paradox of dilutional hyponatremia, as described by Ovid two millennia ago, continues to apply to patients with advanced cirrhosis today: they have unremitting thirst despite vastly increased total body water. Hyponatremia of less than 130 mmol/L occurs in 30% of cirrhotic patients (1), and is mainly due to the reduced capacity of their kidneys to excrete free water. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-861ce1a82cba4d60bf6d1e3e98490a822025-02-03T01:30:53ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002004-01-0118211711810.1155/2004/591609Vasopressin Antagonists and Dilutional HyponatremiaD Mohamed BabatinSamuel S LeeThe paradox of dilutional hyponatremia, as described by Ovid two millennia ago, continues to apply to patients with advanced cirrhosis today: they have unremitting thirst despite vastly increased total body water. Hyponatremia of less than 130 mmol/L occurs in 30% of cirrhotic patients (1), and is mainly due to the reduced capacity of their kidneys to excrete free water.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/591609 |
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| title | Vasopressin Antagonists and Dilutional Hyponatremia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Vasopressin Antagonists and Dilutional Hyponatremia |
| title_short | Vasopressin Antagonists and Dilutional Hyponatremia |
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