Hyponatraemia—the most common serum electrolyte disorder—has also emerged as an important marker of the severity and prognosis of important diseases such as heart failure and cirrhosis. Acute ...

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Diuretics are recommended as first-line antihypertensive treatment in elderly patients. Although attention is usually paid to prevent hypokalaemia with diuretic therapy, risk of hyponatraemia is often ...

Hyponatremia is a condition that happens when you don’t have enough sodium in your blood. We often try to limit how much salt (sodium) is in the foods we eat, but it’s important to remember that our ...

While more research is still necessary, evidence suggests a possible link between severe hypothyroidism and hyponatremia. This may be due to how thyroid hormones can affect kidney function.

Although exercise-associated hyponatremia has been reported in several studies, the effect of participation in long-distance triathlon races on plasma sodium levels is unknown. Prior studies have ...