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A 67-year-old chronic male smoker, a known case of small cell carcinoma, was admitted to hospital with altered sensorium, nausea, and dizziness. His vital signs were stable. Liver function tests, urea, and creatinine were normal. Serum sodium was 118 mEq/L and serum potassium was 3.0 mEq/L.

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  1. Department of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

    Rajesh Chawla

  2. Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, A.M.R.I. Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Subhash Todi

  3. Department of Nephrology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

    Devendra Kumar Agarwal

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    Rajesh Chawla

  2. A.M.R.I. Hospital Critical Care Department, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Subhash Todi

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Chawla, R., Todi, S., Agarwal, D.K. (2020). Hyponatremia. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0902-5_1

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