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Approach to Hyponatremia

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Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder among both ambulatory and hospitalized patients. This teaching script leads the reader through a systematic approach to this problem. We discuss the appropriate rate of correction for hyponatremia. We describe how to use volume status and laboratory studies to identify the cause of hyponatremia.

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  1. Harborview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Kelly Nakamura

  2. University of Washington Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Doug Paauw

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  1. University of Washington Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Somnath Mookherjee  & Jennifer Wright  & 

  2. VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Lauren A. Beste

  3. Harborview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Jared W. Klein

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Nakamura, K., Paauw, D. (2020). Approach to Hyponatremia. In: Mookherjee, S., Beste, L.A., Klein, J.W., Wright, J. (eds) Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34814-4_36

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